Table 1 Respiratory assessment: a comparison between spontaneous breathing and the intermittent abdominal pressure ventilator
Spontaneous Breathing | IAPV/PBAir | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Min | Max | Min | Max | |
Frequency | 25.4 cpm | 35.3 cpm | 14.2 cpm | 14.2 cpm |
Inspiratory Volume | 172 mL | 280 mL | 771 mL | 908 mL |
Expiratory Volume | 165 mL | 277 mL | 791 mL | 923 mL |
Flow | −32.2 Llpm | + 33.5 lpm | −61.9 lpm | + 56.1 lpm |