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

(statistically significant).