Table 3 The EEP produced by different nasal cannulae for different gender
Flow rate | 5 mm cannula | 4 mm cannula | 3 mm cannulae | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(L/min) | Man | Woman | Man | Woman | Man | Woman |
0 | 0.63(0.21) | 0.70(0.54) | 0.48(0.52) | 0.49(0.37) | 0.43(0.43) | 0.53(0.38) |
10 | 1.17(0.49) | 1.58(1.07) | 0.96(0.55) | 0.95(0.66) | 1.00(0.74) | 0.85(0.43) |
20 | 1.76(1.19) | 2.96(1.42)# | 1.31(0.61) | 1.75(0.90) | 1.06(0.79) | 1.65(0.70) |
30 | 2.58(1.92) | 4.05(1.95)# | 2.11(0.66) | 2.49(1.69)# | 2.04(1.10) | 2.47(0.95)# |
40 | 3.84(2.94) | 5.57(2.52)# | 3.20(0.75) | 3.67(2.44) | 2.91(1.92) | 3.61(0.78)# |
50 | 5.11(3.73) | 7.24(2.68)# | 4.47(0.99) | 4.99(2.68) | 3.81(2.15) | 4.75(1.45) |
60 | 6.05(4.80) | 8.79(3.39)# | 5.63(1.69) | 6.69(2.68)# | 4.98(1.80) | 5.82(1.89) |