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Table 2 Respiratory variables between survivors and non survivors at days 1 and 2

From: Estimated dead space fraction and the ventilatory ratio are associated with mortality in early ARDS

Variable

Day 1

Day 2

Survivors n = 652 (QR)

Non survivors n = 288 (QR)

OR

p-value

Survivors n = 638 (QR)

Non survivors n = 253 (QR)

OR

p-value

PEEP (cmH2O)

10 (5–12)

10 (6–13)

1.25 (1.02–1.53)

0.03

8 (5–12)

10 (6–12)

1.48 (1.14–1.92)

< 0.01

ΔP

14 (10–19)

17 (11–22)

1.73 (1.39–2.14)

0.04

12 (9–17)

15 (11–21)

2.26 (1.84–2.80)

0.03

PaO2/FiO2

206 (154–261)

191 (136–255)

0.85 (0.71–1.02)

0.08

214 (160–266)

200 (143–245)

0.76 (0.63–0.92)

< 0.01

Crs (ml/cmH2O)

33 (24–50)

27 (20–41)

0.82 (0.72–0.94)

< 0.01

40 (28–66)

30 (20–50)

0.66 (0.56–0.80)

0.01

VD/VT

 Harris–Benedict

0.6 (0.6–0.7)

0.7 (0.6–0.7)

1.23 (1.04–1.46)

0.01

0.6 (0.6–0.7)

0.7 (0.6–0.7)

1.25 (1.05–1.50)

0.01

 Penn State

0.6 (0.5–0.6)

0.6 (0.5–0.7)

1.28 (1.07–1.55)

< 0.01

0.6 (0.6–0.7)

0.6 (0.5–0.7)

1.40 (1.16–1.70)

0.01

 Direct

0.6 (0.6–0.7)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

1.40 (1.18–1.63)

0.02

0.6 (0.6–0.7)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

1.56 (1.31–1.85)

0.03

VR

1.6 (1.4–2)

1.8 (1.5–2.3)

1.21 (1.05–1.40)

< 0.01

1.7 (1.4–2)

1.9 (1.5–2.3)

1.30 (1.12–1.51)

< 0.01

  1. PEEP positive end-expiratory pressure, ΔP driving pressure, Crs compliance of the respiratory system, PaCO2 partial pressure of carbon dioxide, VD/VT estimated dead space fraction, VR ventilatory ratio