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Table 3 Effects of pulse time and pulse delay on nitric oxide uptake efficiency for varied breathing patterns

From: Variability in uptake efficiency for pulsed versus constant concentration delivery of inhaled nitric oxide

		Uptake efficiency
Pulse	Pulse	Vt = 500 ml	Vt = 500 ml	Vt = 250 ml	Vt = 250 ml
Time [ms]	Delay [ms]	f = 12 min^-1	f = 25 min^-1	f = 12 min^-1	f = 25 min^-1
100	0	0.94	0.89	0.88	0.81
	50	0.94	0.89	0.85	0.72
	100	0.94	0.89	0.81	0.59
	200	0.94	0.88	0.70	0.24
200	0	0.94	0.89	0.84	0.70
	50	0.94	0.89	0.80	0.57
	100	0.94	0.88	0.76	0.42
	200	0.94	0.86	0.63	0.14
400	0	0.94	0.88	0.74	0.42
	50	0.94	0.86	0.68	0.31
	100	0.94	0.81	0.61	0.22
	200	0.93	0.62	0.46	0.07

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