The study compares two different ventilation modes, Pressure support ventilation vs. Neuronally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist, in postcardiac surgery patients. Of special interest is shunt and alveolar deadspace and ventral vs. dorsal ventilation.
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Ventilation distribution
Timeframe: Through study completion, within approximately 18 months
Alveolar dead space
Timeframe: Through study completion, within approximately 18 months
End expiratory lung impedance
Timeframe: Through study completion, within approximately 18 months
PaO2/FiO2
Timeframe: Through study completion, within approximately 18 months
Alveolar shunt
Timeframe: Through study completion, within approximately 18 months