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We defined a comparative short-term mechanical ventilation group as those ventilated for ≥ 48 hours who did not meet either PMV definition.

There were 3 hospital deaths (5%; 70% confidence limit, 2%-30%), all in group C. Median durations of mechanical ventilation (group P, 1 day; group C, 1 day), intensive care unit stay (group P, 3 days; group C, 3 days), chest tube drainage (group P, 8 days; group C, 7 days), and hospitalization (group P, 10 days; group C, 9 days) were not significantly different.

The incidence of complications (pneumonia and tracheotomy) was lower in the NPPV group than in the invasive mechanical ventilation group.

The main results suggest the possible beneficial effect of NPPV in decreasing the need for tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation (Group 1 – intubated 7[78%%], Group 2 – intubated 3 [34%]).

The Kaplan-Meier curve shows that the risk of mortality is comparable between the two groups for about the first 10 days, after which the invasive mechanical ventilation group appears to have a sharper drop in survival.

The increase in CO after 4 hours of treatment in the controlled mechanical ventilation group might also be explained by the increased PaCO2 and the lower pH; also, the latter was not statistically significant.

There were no parameter differences between both mechanical ventilation groups.

Figure  1 displays the Kaplan-Meier 90-day survival curves for the NIV and invasive mechanical ventilation groups.

Demographic, utilization, and comorbidity differences between NIV and invasive mechanical ventilation groups were assessed using the Student's t-test for continuous variables and the χ test and Fisher's exact test for categorical variables.

Following this step, the animals were randomly assigned to one of the following mechanical ventilation groups: (1) PCV mode with Vt = 6 ml/kg, RR = 100 breaths/min, PEEP = 5 cmH2O and I E = 1 2, during which animals were paralyzed with pancuronium bromide (2 mg/kg intravenously); or (2) BIVENT with three different rates of time-cycled control breaths (100, 75 and 50 breaths/min).

The mean durations of mechanical ventilation in Group I and Group II were 8.9 ± 7.6 days and 11.8 ± 10.1 days, respectively (P > 0.05).