Table 1 Baseline demographics and ventilator settings
From: Additional work of breathing from trigger errors in mechanically ventilated children
Variable | |
|---|---|
N | 31 |
Age (months) | 3.0 [1.9; 18.5] |
Weight (kg) | 5.6 [4.4; 9.8] |
Pulmonary diagnosis (n) | 23 |
Surgical diagnosis (n) | 5 |
Days on MV prior to study | 2.9 [1.9; 5.2] |
Duration of MV (days) | 4.8 [3.6; 7.4] |
Days on PICU | 5.9 [4.4; 9.5] |
NMB (h) | 31.8 [20.3; 51.2] |
NMB stopped prior to study (h) | 25 [17.5; 48.9] |
Cuffed endotracheal tube (%) | 74 |
Comfort B score | 12 [10; 12] |
PAP (cm H2O) | 16 [13; 20] |
PEEP (cm H2O) | 6 [5; 6] |
Inspiration time (s) | 0.6 [0.5; 0.68] |
Set frequency (/min) | 25 [20; 30] |
Endtidal CO2 (kPa) | 6.42 [5.81; 7.18] |
Expiratory tidal volume (ml/kg) | 6.9 [6.2; 7.6] |