OBJECTIVE. To compare among the different methods of weaning in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with respiratory failure weaned with different method ie BIPAP, CPAP and T-Piece. PATIENTS AND METHODS. Cross sectional descriptive study. 60 patients diagnosed as COPD with...
SPSS? 11.0, ANOVA, P < 0.05.Breathing comfort differed significantly between the ventilatory modes (VC < PC < PSV < CPAP; P < 0.001). To compare ventilators, PC-SIMV and VC-SIMV were excluded, as BiPAP Vision? is not capable of delivering these modes. During E blower-based ventilators ...