From: Monitoring of noninvasive ventilation: comparative analysis of different strategies
Evaluation criteria | Patients fulfilling criteria for appropriate ventilation according to tests performed alone or in combination | Cohen’s к coefficienta |
---|---|---|
Assessment tools used alone | ||
 Data from Bbuilt-in ventilator software polygraphy | 43 (43%) | 0.685 [0.545–0.825] |
 TcPCO2 | 73 (73%) | 0.332 [0.201–0.465] |
Assessment tools used in combination | ||
 ABG + nocturnal SpO2 (strategy A) | 53 (53%) | 0.557 [0.406–0.707] |
 Nocturnal SpO2 + TcPCO2 (strategy B) | 48 (48%) | 0.601 [0.436–0.755] |
 Data from Bbuilt-in ventilator software polygraphy + TcPCO2 (strategy C) | 35 (35%) | 0.943 [0.876–1] |
 ABG + nocturnal SpO2 + ventilator softwareBuilt-in polygraphy + TcPCO2 (strategy D) | 29 (29%) |  |