Domiciliary non-invasive ventilation prescription pre-review and post-review
| Prescription | Before, % (n) or median (IQR) | After, %(n) or median (IQR) | p value | |
| Mode | ST | 98% (51) | 71% (37) | 0.791 |
| S | 2 % (1) | – | ||
| AVAPS | – | 8 % (4) | ||
| AVAPS-AE | – | 21 % (11) | ||
| IPAP, cm H2O for the whole data set | 20 (15–24) | 20 (18–24) | 0.005 | |
| IPAP, cm H2O (Clinician set) n=35 | 20 (16–21) | |||
| IPAP, cm H2O (AVAPS) n=18 | 24.5 (21.1–29.2) | |||
| EPAP, cm H2O | 4 (4–6) | 6 (4–6) | <0.001 | |
| Pressure support, cm H2O | 15 (10–18) | 15.57 (12–18) | 0.406 | |
| BPM | 11 (11–18) | 12 (12–12) | <0.001 | |
| Ti (s) | 1.4 (1–1.5) | 1.5 (1.5–1.8) | <0.001 | |
| Rise (100 ms) | 1 (1–2) | 3 (2–4) | <0.001 |
Data are presented as median (IQR) unless otherwise stated.
AVAPS, Average Volume Assured Pressure Support; BPM, breaths per minute; cm H2O, centimetres of water; EPAP, Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure; IPAP, Iinspiratory Positive Airway Pressure; Ti, inspiratory time.