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. 2018 Mar;10(3):1483–1489. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.03.03

Table 3. Airway pressure between PCV and VCV.

Parameters Ventilation modes T1 T2 T3 T4
Raw (cmH2O/L/s) PCV 15.1±3.6 26.0±3.8* 26.0±3.7 25.8±4.1*
VCV 15.1±3.2 29.9±7.3* 30.2±7.7 29.6±6.7*
Ppeak (cmH2O) PCV 16.8±2.8 21.4±4.1 22.1±4.5* 21.8±4.6
VCV 16.7±3.1 24.6±4.5 25.0±4.2* 25.0±4.1
Pplat (cmH2O) PCV 14.2±2.4 19.4±3.2 20.3±3.7* 20.3±3.5*
VCV 14.1±3.1 21.9±3.1 22.6±3.0* 22.5±3.2*
Pmean (cmH2O) PCV 5.8±0.8 7.7±1.0 7.8±1.0 7.9±2.2
VCV 6.3±1.2 8.1±1.2 8.2±1.1 8.1±1.2

*, P<0.05; , P<0.01 vs. VCV group. PCV, pressure-controlled ventilation; VCV, volume-controlled ventilation; Ppeak, peak inspiratory pressure; Pplat, plateau pressure; Pmean, mean pressure.