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Table 1 Respiratory parameters from the last day of invasive mechanical ventilation to the third day after extubation

From: Monitoring the electric activity of the diaphragm during noninvasive positive pressure ventilation: a case report

Variable

PSV

SBT

Post extubation NPPV

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

NPPV

SB

NPPV

SB

NPPV

SB

EAdi (μV)

23.3

23.9

63.0

45.1

76.4

39.4

83.7

59.2

64.9

RR (bpm)

21

24

24

22

24

27

21

27

28

Expiratory pressure (cmH2O)

5

5

5

5

8

8

Inspiratory pressure (cmH2O)

15

10

15

12

10

10

  1. PSV Pressure Support Ventilation, SBT Spontaneous breathing trial, NPPV Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation, SB Spontaneous breathing, EAdi Electrical activity of the diaphragm, in microvolts (μV), RR Respiratory Rate in breaths per minute, Inspiratory pressure peak airway pressure during inspiration