Table 2.
Ventilator modes | Pairs | PETCO2 (mm Hg) | PaCO2 (mm Hg) | PaCO2- PETCO2 gap (mm Hg) | r | P |
All modes | 298 | 36.65 ± 10.31 | 39.40 ± 11.30 | 1.60 ± 7.60 | 0.72 | <.001 |
A/C | 30 | 37.33 ± 7.85 | 38.56 ± 8.01 | 1.23 ± 8.16 | 0.47 | <.001 |
SIMV | 127 | 36.20 ± 10.63 | 38.06 ± 12.76 | 1.86 ± 7.42 | 0.81 | <.001 |
SPONT | 68 | 38.16 ± 8.58 | 39.56 ± 7.22 | 1.40 ± 7.57 | 0.55 | <.001 |
A/C = assisted/controlled ventilation, PaCO2 = arterial carbon dioxide tension, PETCO2 = end-expiratory carbon dioxide partial pressure, SIMV = synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation, SPONT = spontaneous breathing.