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Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
Fig. 3 | Intensive Care Medicine Experimental

Fig. 3

From: Time-controlled adaptive ventilation (TCAV) accelerates simulated mucus clearance via increased expiratory flow rate

Fig. 3

Combined bar/line graph comparing the peak inspiratory flow (IPF), peak expiratory flow (EPF), and proximal mucus movement for the different experimental groups. The IPF and EPF are indicated by the orange and blue colored bars, respectively, and correspond to the left vertical axis. Proximal mucus movement is indicated by the data points connected by the dotted line and corresponds to the right vertical axis. TCAV protocol groups 1, 2, and 3 utilized APRV with varying PLow settings of 0 cmH2O (standard TCAV), 5 cmH2O, and 10 cmH2O, respectively. ARDSnet protocol groups 4, 5, and 6 utilized LTV with varying PEEP settings of 0 cmH2O, 10 cmH2O, and 20 cmH2O, respectively

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