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Fig. 5 | Intensive Care Medicine Experimental

Fig. 5

From: Six methods to determine expiratory time constants in mechanically ventilated patients: a prospective observational physiology study

Fig. 5

Measured time to reach the 95% of the exhaled VT (red dotted line) compared with predicted times to reach 95% of the exhaled VT according to each of the six methods of the expiratory time constant (τ) determination (3* τ). The τ as determined by each method was multiplied by 3 in: A pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) and B volume-controlled ventilation (VCV). Values are displayed as means with 95% confidence intervals

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