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. 2020 Dec 25;6:100063. doi: 10.1016/j.ympdx.2020.100063

Table I.

Description of the circumstances that interfered with the assessment of physiologic breaths in the respiratory registries

Variables Description
Flow and VTe Airway obstruction25 coinciding with
  • Secretions

  • Neck hyperextension or flexion

  • Excessive pressure on the mask

  • Infant's movements

  • Mask leakage (abnormal positioning)

  • Sensor interfering with crying

Panting pattern characterized by
  • Shallow breaths with VTs below the values established for anatomical dead space25,30,31

Excessive VT
  • VT > total lung capacity referred to as 48 (IQR 43-52) mL/kg32

RR Reliable range between 15 and 150 bpm25