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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 3 Respiratory variables between survivors and non-survivors upon echocardiographic re-evaluation

From: Comprehensive temporal analysis of right ventricular function and pulmonary haemodynamics in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 ARDS patients

 

Survivors

Non-survivors

p value

Mode (volume control/pressure support)

16/33

75/3

< 0.0001

PEEP, cmH2O

7.9 ± 0.4

11.1 ± 0.4

< 0.0001

Driving pressure, cmH2O

11 ± 0.4

15 ± 0.3

< 0.0001

CRS, ml/cmH2O

42.6 ± 2.2

27.8 ± 0.9

< 0.0001

PaO2/FiO2, mmHg

231.2 ± 11.9

120.2 ± 6.7

< 0.0001

PaCO2, mmHg

43.1 ± 1.2

53.9 ± 1.5

< 0.0001

pH

7.43 ± 0.01

7.26 ± 0.01

< 0.0001

Noradrenaline, μcg/kg/min

0.06 ± 0.02

0.46 ± 0.05

< 0.0001

  1. CRS respiratory system compliance, PaCO2 partial carbon dioxide pressure, PaO2/FiO2 partial oxygen pressure/fraction of inspired oxygen, PEEP positive end expiratory pressure
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