Clinical impact of leak compensation during non-invasive ventilation
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Keywords
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Leakage
Mask
Non-invasive positive-pressure ventilation
Respiratory insufficiency
Abbreviations
ANOVA
analysis of Variance
BMI
body mass index
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CO2
carbon dioxide
FEV1
forced expiratory volume in 1 s
FVC
forced vital capacity
fb
breathing frequency
HCO3−
standard bicarbonate
HRF
hypercapnic respiratory failure
ID
inner diameter
IPAP
inspiratory positive airway pressure
LTOT
long-term oxygen therapy
ml
milliliter
mm
millimeter
min
minute(s)
NPPV
non-invasive positive-pressure ventilation
PEEP
positive end expiratory pressure
PCV
pressure controlled ventilation
PaCO2
arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide
PaO2
arterial partial pressure of oxygen
PIP
peak inspiratory pressures
Pmean
mean inspiratory pressures
ref
reference
RV
residual volume
SaO2
oxygen saturation
SD
standard deviation
TLC
total lung capacity
V-exp
expiratory volumes
V-insp
inspiratory volumes
V-leak
leakage volumes
VCV
volume controlled ventilation
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