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. 2014 Oct 13;18(5):550. doi: 10.1186/s13054-014-0550-9

Table 3.

Breathing pattern and respiratory drive

NIV-PSV Vision NIV-PSV Servo-I NIV-NAVA
Peak EAdi (μV) 25.6 (18.6 - 43.5)* 34.7 (18.8 - 49.0) 23.8 (17.1 - 48.0)
Peak airway pressure (cmH2O) 15.3 (13.0 - 18.5)*# 12.5 (10.4 - 15.2) 12.9 (11.7 - 16.0)
Inspiratory peak flow (L/min) 92.5 (72.1 - 110.0)*# 54.1 (46.8 - 63.2) 45.6 (38.7 - 61.1)
Neural resp. rate (breaths/min) 22.7 (17.6 - 27.0) 25.2 (18.5 - 28.2) 25.1 (18.3 - 31.7)

*NIV-PSVVision vs. NIV-PSVServo-I (P <0.05), #NIV-PSVVision vs. NIV-NAVA (P <0.05). EAdi, electrical activity of the diaphragm; NAVA: neurally adjusted ventilatory assist; NIV: non-invasive ventilation; PSV: pressure support ventilation.