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Table 3 Other outcomes and ventilation strategies comparison between two groups

From: Positive end-expiratory pressure titration with electrical impedance tomography and pressure–volume curve in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome

Parameters

EIT group

Control group

P value

Outcome

 Hospital survival rate

16/24 (66.7%)

15/31 (48.4%)

0.18

 Weaning success rate

16/24 (66.7%)

15/31 (48.4%)

0.18

 Barotrauma

0/24 (0%)

2/31 (6.5%)

0.50

Ventilation strategies

 Inhalation of nitric oxide

16/24 (66.7%)

30/31 (96.8%)

< 0.01§

 ECMO

8/24 (33.3%)

5/31 (16.1%)

0.20

 Tracheotomy

5/24 (21%)

4/31 (10%)

0.30

 Prone position

1/24 (4%)

0/31 (0%)

0.44

 NMBA

23/24 (96%)

26/31 (84%)

0.22

  1. ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, NMBA neuromuscular blocking agent
  2. Significant differences are marked with §