Effect of inspiratory synchronization during pressure-controlled ventilation on lung distension and inspiratory effort

Annals of Intensive Care

Table 1 Patient characteristics and ventilator settings

Patient	Gender	Age (years)	Cause of acute respiratory failure	Intubation days	APACHE II score	RASS score	Inspiratory pressure above PEEP (cmH₂O)	PEEP (cmH₂O)	Inspiratory time (s)	Set rate (breath/min)	FiO₂	Discharge status
1	M	62	Sepsis, ARDS	14	12	−2	10	8	1	15	0.5	Alive
2*	F	65	COPD with exacerbation	2	13	0	12	5	0.9	26	0.45	Alive
3	M	80	COPD with exacerbation	15	13	0	10	8	1.1	19	0.3	Alive
4	M	66	Sepsis, ARDS	3	16	−2	16	8	1	20	0.4	Alive
5	M	68	Congestive heart failure	4	16	−2	12	10	1	20	0.5	Alive
6	M	48	Pneumonia, ARDS	13	17	−2	10	10	0.9	14	0.4	Dead
7	M	38	Multiple trauma	7	11	−3	12	8	1	16	0.4	Alive
8	F	41	Seizure, ARDS	7	20	−3	10	8	1	18	0.4	Alive
9	M	69	Sepsis, ARDS	9	18	−3	18	10	0.8	25	0.5	Dead
10	M	46	IPF exacerbation, ARDS	10	19	−3	20	8	0.8	24	0.5	Alive
11	F	67	Cardiac arrest	7	19	−3	14	12	1	20	0.5	Alive
12	M	49	Sepsis, ARDS	8	24	−3	14	12	1	22	0.4	Alive
13	M	63	Pneumonia, ARDS	2	25	−1	16	10	0.9	13	0.4	Dead
14	F	51	Pneumonia	11	29	−3	16	10	1.2	14	0.45	Dead

ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, IPF idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, PEEP positive end-expiratory pressure, RASS Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale
* Patient #2 was excluded from the data analysis due to termination of the study