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. 2016 Apr 28;20:142. doi: 10.1186/s13054-016-1290-9

Table 2.

Average tidal volume, inspiratory flow, and muscle pressure during the study phases

	Level of assistance
	CMV	PSV-high	PSV-medium	PSV-low	Overall	p Value^a
Tidal volume, ml	475 ± 121	479 ± 119	461.9 ± 125	449 ± 126	466 ± 118	0.95
Flow, L/min	0.49 ± 0.1	0.47 ± 0.13	0.47 ± 0.12	0.46 ± 0.16	0.47 ± 0.13	0.94
Pmus, cmH₂O	0.34 ± 0.48	2.75 ± 1.41	5.42 ± 2.26	8.3 ± 2.59	4.2 ± 3.5	<0.001

CMV controlled mechanical ventilation, PSV pressure support ventilation, Pmus inspiratory muscle pressure

^a p values were calculated using repeated measures analysis of variance