Research Article
Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation with Average Volume-Assured Pressure Support versus BiPAP S/T in De Novo Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
Table 3
Comparative outcome in the BiPAP S/T and BiPAP S/T + AVAPS groups.
| Variables | BIPAP S/T (n = 29) | BIPAP S/T-AVAPS (n = 29) | value |
| Days of hospital stay, mean (SD) | 11.2 ± 6.5 | 12.4 ± 6.2 | 0.47 | Days of stay in the ICU, mean (SD) | 7.9 ± 5.1 | 7.9 ± 4.8 | 1 | Days of NIMV, mean (SD) | 4.8 ± 1.9 | 4.1 ± 1.6 | 0.13 | Intubation, N (%) | 8 (42%) | 12 (60%) | 0.44 | Success of NIMV, N (%) | 21 (53%) | 17 (47%) | 0.71 | Mortality, N (%) | 6 (47%) | 7 (53%) | 0.1 |
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(statistically significant). |