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Table 2 Respiratory pattern and hemodynamic parameters

From: Can proportional ventilation modes facilitate exercise in critically ill patients? A physiological cross-over study

Variable tested

Baseline (proportional)

Exercise (proportional)

Baseline (PSV)

Exercise (PSV)

VO2 (ml/min)

301 (270–342)

335 (332–377)

249 (206–353)§

337 (291–402)#

Mean Watt

NA

2 (1, 2)

NA

1.5 (1, 2)

Mean Paw (cm H2O)

11 (9–14)

11 (9–15)

12 (10–14)

12 (10–14)

V T (ml)

434 (342–581)

503 (380–581)

430 (300–491)

442 (314–638)

RR (br/min)

28 (19–34)

27 (22–35)

29 (21–31)

30 (24–37)

V E (L/min)

9.9 (9.1–11.9)

11.3 (10.3–15.5)#

9.6 (8.7–11.7)

11.2 (10.0–15.0)#

SBP (mmHg)

117 (106–140)

119 (112–147)

122 (101–141)

125 (117–156)

DBP (mmHg)

68 (55–78)

66 (53–79)

68 (53–83)

71 (55–82)

HR (bpm)

102 (74–114)

104 (77–118)

100 (78–109)

108 (83–118)#

HR * SBP (bpm * mmHg)

11,385 (9344–13,309)

12,053 (10,045–14,567)#

11,400 (9320–13,229)

13,772 (10,148–16,220)#

SpO2 (%)

98 (96–100)

96 (93–100)

97 (96–99)

96 (93–99)

  1. Data are median (interquartile range). VO 2 oxygen consumption, NA not applicable, V T tidal volume, RR patient respiratory rate, V E minute ventilation, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HR heart rate, SpO 2 oxygen saturation, PSV pressure support ventilation
  2. # p < 0.05, baseline versus exercise
  3. § p < 0.05, PSV versus proportional modes