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Table 2 Performance of PEEP-new during the PEEP step change test in vivo

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)

 

Rat 1

Rat 2

Rat 3

Rat 1

Rat 2

Rat 3

Rat 1

Rat 2

Rat 3

9

9.0

9.0

9.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

8.0

8.0

8.0

-0.1

-0.1

-0.1

5.1

5.1

6.1

7

7.0

7.0

7.0

-0.1

-0.1

-0.2

5.1

6.1

6.1

6

6.0

6.0

6.0

-0.1

-0.1

-0.2

6.1

5.1

5.1

5

5.0

5.0

5.0

-0.3

-0.2

-0.2

3.1

3.0

2.0

4

4.0

4.0

4.0

-0.2

-0.5

-0.2

3.1

3.0

4.1

3

3.0

3.0

3.0

-0.4

-0.2

-0.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2

2.0

1.9

2.0

-0.2

-0.2

-1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

1

0.8

0.8

1.0

-0.3

-0.2

-0.6

2.0

3.0

5.1

0

0.4

0.3

0.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

0.8

0.9

1.0

0.1

0.1

1.1

0.0

1.0

6.1

2

1.9

1.9

1.9

0.1

0.1

1.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

3

3.0

2.9

3.0

0.3

0.2

0.4

2.0

1.0

1.0

4

4.0

3.9

4.0

0.2

0.2

0.4

3.1

2.0

2.0

5

5.0

5.0

5.0

0.3

0.1

0.3

3.1

2.0

4.1

6

6.0

6.0

6.0

0.1

0.1

1.8

6.1

5.1

7.1

7

7.0

7.0

7.0

0.1

0.1

0.2

4.1

4.1

10.2

8

8.0

8.0

8.0

0.1

0.1

0.5

5.1

4.1

8.1

9

9.0

9.0

9.0

0.1

0.2

0.2

4.1

4.1

5.1

  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.