Skip to main content

Table 4 Comparison of NIV settings in the two groups. PSV = Pressure Support Ventilation. VAPS=Volume Assured Pressure Support

From: Transition to adult care in young people with neuromuscular disease on non-invasive ventilation

NIV features

BGCH

RBHT

Mode of ventilation

 PSV n (%)

12 (80%)

15 (100%)

 VAPS n (%)

3 (20%)

0

Interface

 Nasal mask n (%)

10 (66%)

7 (47%)

 Nasal pillows n (%)

3 (20%)

2 (13%)

 Full-face mask n (%)

2 (14%)

6 (40%)

Daytime ventilator use

 Nocturnal n (%)

14 (93%)

13 (86%)

 12–20 h, n (%)

1 (7%)

2 (14%)

 24 h, n (%)

0

0

  1. (BGCH = Paediatric Respiratory Unit of the Bambino Gesù Children Hospital; RBHT = Paediatric Respiratory Unit of the Royal Brompton Hospital)