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Table 1 Demographic data of patients, ICU admission data, and arterial blood gases with start of jet ventilation

From: Superimposed high-frequency jet ventilation combined with continuous positive airway pressure/assisted spontaneous breathing improves oxygenation in patients with H1N1-associated ARDS

Patient no.

1

2

3

4

5

Age [yr]

38

42

18

25

57

Gender

f

m

m

m

m

Chronic disease/condition

Obesity

Obesity

--

Ulcerative colitis

Obesity

Scores at admission

SOFA

9

15

10

14

29

SAPS II

29

66

22

30

10

APACHE II

27

26

26

23

26

Murray score

3.75

3.75

3.25

3.25

3.5

Laboratory findings at admission

LDH [U/l]

2245

708

1644

525

1348

CK [U/l]

2440

24

4335

58

534

CRP [mg/dl]

40.67

37.9

2.12

16.06

29.9

PCT [ng/ml]

2.5

0.9

4.1

1.2

0.7

Leukocytes [/nl]

4.19

12.55

7.79

42.4

2.77

Arterial blood gases at admission

pH

7.358

7.270

7.352

7.40

7.33

p a O 2 [mmHg]

79.3

79.1

68.7

58

75.6

p a CO 2 [mmHg]

48.2

66.0

45.8

55

54.6

F i O 2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Lactate [mg/dl]

19

29

10

97

10

Arterial blood gases within 24 h after start of SHFJV

pH

7.356

7,539

7.291

7.30

7.343

p a O 2 [mmHg]

113

122

188

105

133

p a CO 2 [mmHg]

55.7

38,0

49.7

70.1

47,5

F i O 2

0.8

0.4

1.0

1.0

0.8

Lactate [mg/dl]

14

31

9.0

80

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  1. SOFA = sequential organ failure score; SAPS II = Simplified Acute Physiology Score II; APACHE II = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; LDH = lactate dehydrogenase; CK = creatinine kinase; CRP = C-reactive protein; paO2 = arterial oxygen fraction; paCO2 = arterial carbon dioxide fraction; FiO2 = oxygen fraction.