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Table 1 Main characteristics of the study population

From: Individualization of PEEP and tidal volume in ARDS patients with electrical impedance tomography: a pilot feasibility study

Patient No.

Age (years)

Sex (M/F)

BMI (kg/m2)

PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg)

ARDS Type (pulmonary/extrapulmonary)

Hours of MV before enrollment

PEEP (mbar)

28 day survivor?

1

65

F

21

137

Pulm

31

10

No

2

72

F

29

148

Extrapulm

61

8

Yes

3

80

M

29

120

Extrapulm

32

8

Yes

4

44

F

23

132

Extrapulm

43

7

Yes

5

78

F

24

148

Extrapulm

34

10

Yes

6

28

M

32

189

Pulm

33

8

Yes

7

71

M

26

162

Pulm

30

10

Yes

8

54

M

16

215

Pulm

30

8

Yes

9

78

M

25

168

Pulm

55

8

Yes

10

53

M

22

152

Pulm

62

10

No

11

69

M

28

194

Extrapulm

72

10

Yes

12

59

F

26

135

Pulm

54

12

No

13

76

M

27

138

Pulm

70

8

Yes

14

86

M

25

138

Pulm

42

8

No

15

70

F

27

182

Extrapulm

18

8

Yes

16

74

F

23

190

Puml

35

10

No

17

73

F

24

127

Extrapulm

72

10

No

18

49

M

40

105

Extrapulm

62

10

Yes

19

50

F

21

145

Pulm

72

10

Yes

20

73

M

29

96

Pulm

24

18

No

Mean

(± SD)

65

(± 15)

11 M, 9 F

26

(± 5)

151

(± 31)

12 Pulm.,

8 extrapulm

47

(± 18)

10

(± 2)

13 survivors

  1. M male, F female, BMI body mass index, PaO2/FiO2 ratio of arterial partial pressure of oxygen to inspired fraction of oxygen, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulm. Pulmonary, extrapulm. Extrapulmonary, MV mechanical ventilation, PEEP positive end-expiratory pressure