A Patient-Specific Airway Branching Model for Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Table 4

Patient-specific α versus disease state.

Number of patients	Clinical diagnostic	Range of α
5	COPD	0.45–0.62
2	Aspiration	0.56–0.63
2	Trauma	0.63–0.64
1	Legionnaires	0.59–0.66