Table 2: Average ventilation parameters: MV - Minute Ventilation; VTs - Tidal Volume (specific) in ml per kilogram; f (PCV) - Frequency of Pressure Control Ventilation; f (PEEPh) - Frequency of PEEPh High (PEEP of high level); PEEP - Positive End Expiratory Pressure; f (PC by 3LV) - Frequency of Pressure Control by 3-Level Ventilation; Paw max (PCV) - Maximal Airway Pressure during Pressure Control Ventilation; average PEEPh (3-LV) - Average Positive End Expiratory High Pressure during 3-Level Ventilation; Paw max (3-LV) - Maximal Airway Pressure during 3-Level Ventilation.
| Average ventilation parameters (n = 88) | |
| MV (l*min-1) | 7.78 ± 2.5 |
| VTs (ml*kg-1) | 5.94 ± 0.59 |
| f (c*min-1) (PCV) | 14.9 ± 2.5 |
| f (c*min-1) (PEEPh) | 5 ± 1 |
| f (c*min-1) (PC by 3LV) | 22 ± 3 |
| Paw max (PCV) (cm H2O) | 16.7 ± 4.3 |
| Average PEEP (cm H2O) | 8 ± 1 |
| Average PEEPh (3LV) (cm H2O) | 6 ± 1 |
| Paw max (3-LV) (cm H2O) | 18.5 ± 4.1 |