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Table 1 Performance of PEEP-new during the PEEP step change test in vitro

From: Control of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) for small animal ventilators

PEEP target (cmH 2 O)

PEEP (cmH 2 O)

Overshoot (cmH 2 O)

Settling time (s)

 

Trial 1

Trial 2

Trial 3

Trial 1

Trial 2

Trial 3

Trial 1

Trial 2

Trial 3

0

0.5

0.6

0.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

3.1

3.1

3.1

0.4

0.6

0.3

4.1

1.0

3.0

5

5.1

5.1

5.1

0.3

0.5

0.2

5.1

1.0

4.1

10

10.2

10.2

10.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

9.1

7.1

8.1

15

15.2

15.2

15.1

1.3

1.2

1.1

10.2

7.1

6.9

10

10.0

10.1

10.1

-0.9

-1.0

-1.2

6.1

4.1

5.1

5

5.1

5.0

5.1

-0.9

-0.9

-0.9

3.0

2.0

3.0

3

3.1

3.3

3.0

-0.5

-0.4

-0.5

2.0

1.0

2.0

0

0.5

0.5

0.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. The PEEP step change temporal order follows the table rows. Overshoot and settling time are not reported for the first PEEP value, as well as for PEEP = 0 since at this condition the controller is not operating.