Table 2

Hemodynamic data and blood gas data on every continuous distending pressure in high-frequency oscillatory ventilation study protocol


Descent continuous distending pressure trial



45 mbar
40 mbar
35 mbar
30 mbar
25 mbar
20 mbar

Heart rate (beats/minute)
141.5 (126–167)
135.5 (112–153)
128 (113–149)
126 (107–147)
115 (102–140)
116 (104.5–128.5)
Right atrial pressure (mmHg)
16 (15–18)
15 (14–15)
14.5 (13–15)
13.5 (12–15)
12.5 (11–13)
11.5 (10–13)†,**,*
Mean pulmonary artery pressure (mmHg)
41 (35.7–52)
39 (35–41)
39 (31–44)
41 (35–42)
39 (35–43)
38.5 (36–42)
Pulmonary occlusion pressure (mmHg)
24 (23–26)
21.5 (20–24)
20 (18–21)
17 (16.2–18.7)
14 (13.5–17)
13.5 (12–15)†,**
Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (mmHg)
11.5 (11–13)
9 (9–11)
9.5 (6–10)
7.5 (6–12)
7.5 (5–10)
5 (4–6)
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)
85 (66–89)
70 (63–90)
74 (67–104)
74.5 (66–101)
78.5 (77–108)
84 (47–106)
Cardiac output (l/minute)
2.6 (2.3–3.1)
2.6 (2–3)
2.65 (2.28–3.36)
2.52 (2.2–3.6)
2.7 (2.2–4.2)
3.1 (1.8–4.8)
Stroke volume (ml)
19 (18–24)
21 (16.6–24.5)
23.6 (15–29)
23 (15–26.9)
18.2 (16–33)
18.7 (12.8–37)
Intrathoracic blood volume (ml)
442.5 (401–469)
395 (335–495)
485 (431–531)
506.5 (453–542)
552 (412–618)
540 (492–614)
Extravascular lung water (ml)
355 (315–476)
360 (331–441)
405 (287–430)
426 (336–495)
441 (406.5–535)
460 (390–549)
Systemic vascular resistance (dyn*s/cm5)
2,403 (1,524–2,585)
1,598 (1,582–2,271)
1,835 (1,567–1,997)
2,026 (1,442–2,033)
1,933 (1,303–2,469)
1,611 (1,238–2,056)
Pulmonary vascular resistance (dyn*s/cm5)
639 (404–859)
440 (396–663)
457 (376–663)
512 (461–746)
617 (418–970)
678 (415–1,065)
Mean pulmonary artery pressure–right atrial pressure (mmHg)
28 (19–34)
25.5 (23–26)
25 (18–29)
27.5 (26–28)
27 (25–30)
28.5 (23–31)
Transpulmonary pressure (mbar)
36 (32–43)
31 (27–38)
26.5 (22–33)
21.5 (17–28)
14.5 (12–22)†,**
10 (7–18)†,**
PaO2 (Torr)
621 (619–660)
654 (645–683)
664 (636–694)
644 629–692)
615 (469–680)
429 (52–558)**
PaO2/FiO2 ratio
82.8 (82.5–88)
654 (645–683)
664 (636–694)
644 629–692)
615 (469–680)
429 (52–558)**
Oxygenation index
7.2 (6.8–7.2)
6.1 (5.8–6.1)
5.4 (5–5.5)
4.6 (4.3–4.7)
4 (3.6–5.3)
4.8 (3.5–37.9)
Oxygen delivery (ml O2/minute)
312.5 (299–466)
358.2 (305.6–420)
360 (349–418)
357.2 (338–447)
347.4 (292–516)
399.6 (251–548)
Shunt proportion
1.03 (0.4–3)
0.7 (0.1–1.4)
1.5 (0–4.3)
1.6 (1.1–4.9)
4.7 (4.2–11.3)
20.2 (7.2–52)†,**
PaCO2 (Torr)
38.5 (28.3–46.6)
40.3 (30.1–51.1)
37.4 (30.7–44.8)
41.2 (31.1548)
46.9 (32.9–61.2)
54.5 (40.7–68.6)†,*
Oxygen saturation (%)
99.9 (99–100)
99.9 (99.8–100)
99.9 (99.9–100)
99.9 (98.3–100)
99.9 (96–100)
99.8 (83–99)
pH
7.41 (7.37–7.5)
7.4 (7.34–7.53)
7.4 (7.38–7.51)
7.4 (7.38–7.51)
7.38 (7.35–7.48)
7.29 (7.25–7.4)
Standard bicarbonate (mmol/l)
25 (24.2–29.8)
25.8 (25–27)
26 (23.4–27.6)
25.1 (23.5–27.7)
25.3 (24.2–28.5)
24.6 (24.1–28.5)
Base excess
0.95 (0.4–6.2)
1 (-1.5 to 5.2)
02 (-0.65 to 2.97)
-0.15 (-2.4 to 1.6)
-1.35 (-2.3 to 1.4)
0.2 (-4.25 to 0.47)
Hemoglobin (g/dl)
7.9 (7.1–9.7)
8.8 (7.4–10.1)
8.2 (7.5–10.4)
8 (7.4–9.7)
7.9 (7.1–9.4)
7.8 (7–10)

Data presented as median (25th–75th percentiles). Significant differences in parameters are indicated: *P < 0.05 vs 35 mbar, **P < 0.05 vs 40 mbar, P < 0.05 vs 45 mbar.

Karmrodt et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R138   doi:10.1186/cc5052