Expired tidal volumes during volume guarantee ventilation with a normal expiratory pattern
| Infant | Set VTe (ml/kg) | VTe during triggered inflations Mean (range) (ml/kg) | VTe during untriggered inflations Mean (range) (ml/kg) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results expressed as mean and range for triggered and untriggered inflations. | ||||
| 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 (0.06–16.8) | 4.3 (0.01–14.3) | |
| 2 | 3.7 | 3.8 (0.01–10.9) | 3.7 (0.3–11.0) | |
| 3 | 2.9 | 2.7 (1.5–43) | 2.7 (2.0–4.3) | |
| 4 | 3.6 | 3.6 (1.5–7.3) | 3.4 (1.2–9.6) | |
| 5 | 3.9 | 3.7 (0.6–8.8) | 3.8 (1.8–8.3) | |
| 6 | 3.9 | 3.8 (1.0–5.8) | 3.5 (2.4–5.0) | |
| 7 | 4.6 | 4.6 (0.01–11.8) | 4.5 (0.02–11.3) | |
| 8 | 4.7 | 5.3 (0.4–16.1) | 4.2 (0.6–10.0) | |
| 9 | 3.8 | 3.9 (1.3–5.7) | 5 (0.5–6.1) | |
| 10 | 2.8 | 3.2 (0.1–6.9) | 3.4 (0.8–5.3) | |
| All infants combined, mean (range) as percentage of the set VTe | ||||
| 100% | 102 (0–378) % | 98 (0–322) % | ||