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. 2016 Mar 8;5:298. doi: 10.1186/s40064-016-1963-5

Table 2.

Respiratory parameters during mechanical ventilation

Group PC
(n = 20)
Group VC
(n = 20)
P
EtCO2 (mmHg)
 I 30.2 ± 1.7 31.5 ± 4.9 NS
 II 33.1 ± 1.8 33.0 ± 4.2 NS
P-peak (cmH2O)
 I 15.0 ± 2.2 18.9 ± 3.8 <0.001
 II 20.1 ± 2.9 23.3 ± 3.8 0.007
P-plateau (cmH2O)
 I 14.8 ± 2.1 17.2 ± 3.5 0.024
 II 19.9 ± 2.6 21.4 ± 3.7 NS
P-mean (cmH2O)
 I 8.8 ± 1.0 9.2 ± 1.0 NS
 II 10.2 ± 0.8 10.2 ± 1.1 NS
C-dyn (mL/cmH2O)
 I 56.7 ± 12.0 42.7 ± 9.8 <0.001
 II 38.0 ± 7.0 34.7 ± 6.7 NS

EtCO 2 end-tidal carbon dioxide, P-peak peak airway pressure, P-plateau plateau airway pressure, P-mean mean airway pressure, C-dyn dynamic compliance, I values after entubation, before pneumoperitonium, II values during pneumoperitonium, NS not significant

p < 0.05: statistically significant