Research Article

Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation with Average Volume-Assured Pressure Support versus BiPAP S/T in De Novo Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Table 4

Physiological and ventilator parameters in hypoxemic ARF from baseline to 1, 6, and 12 h on BIPAP-ST-AVAPS.

pH (mmhg), means ± SDpH (Baseline)pH (1 Hour)pH (6 Hours)pH (12 Hours)Value

Failure7.38 ± 0.057.40 ± 0.057.41 ± 0.047.40 ± 0.050.005
Success7.44 ± 0.057.46 ± 0.067.45 ± 0.047.46 ± 0.02
pCO2 (mmhg), means ± SDPco2 (Baseline)Pco2 (1 Hour)Pco2 (6 Hours)Pco2 (12 Hours)Value
Failure33.8 ± 5.233.4 ± 5.034.1 ± 5.832.3 ± 4.80.33
Success30.2 ± 5.431.8 ± 4.530.6 ± 5.433.3 ± 5.8
pO2 (mmhg), means ± SDPo2 (Baseline)Po2 (1 Hour)Po2 (6 Hours)Po2 (12 Hours)Value
Failure77.5 ± 9.987.6 ± 20.699.4 ± 26.9106.3 ± 41.20.001
Success75.3 ± 12.5104.9 ± 32.1117.5 ± 34.1126.6 ± 35
HCO3, (mmol/L) means ± SDHCO3 (Baseline)HCO3 (1 Hour)HCO3 (6 Hours)HCO3 (12 Hours)Value
Failure22.5 ± 4.423 ± 5.524.5 ± 7.120.8 ± 5.20.2
Success21.6 ± 4.423.3 ± 5.123.6 ± 4.425.7 ± 3.5
FiO2 (%), means ± SDFio2 (Baseline)Fio2 (1 Hour)Fio2 (6 Hours)Fio2 (12 Hours)Value
Failure0.42 ± 0.040.44 ± 0.080.52 ± 0.090.53 ± 0.100.001
Success0.42 ± 0.040.39 ± 0.040.36 ± 0.060.34 ± 0.04
PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg)Pao2/Fio2 (Baseline)Pao2/Fio2 (1 Hour)Pao2/Fio2 (6 Hours)Pao2/Fio2 (12 Hours)Value
Failure185.3 ± 32.8204.1 ± 67.2197.0 ± 7 8.6219.6 ± 148.40.001
Success180.2 ± 35269.2 ± 87.9327.9 ± 106.1340.4 ± 95.5

 = statistical significance. PCO2: partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PO2: partial pressure of arterial oxygen; HCO3: bicarbonates; FiO2: inspired fraction of oxygen; PaO2/FiO2: ratio of partial arterial oxygen pressure and inspired fraction of oxygen.