Table 1

Effect size values of alveolar recruitment/derecruitment in end-expiratory CT and EIT tomograms

PEEP trial
10-5 mbar
10–15 mbar
15–20 mbar
20–25 mbar
25–30 mbar
30-25 mbar
25-20 mbar
20-15 mbar
15-10 mbar

CT (ES)
3.42
1.7
1.12
0.73
0.58
0.21
0.33
0.7
2.03
EIT (ES)
2.89
2.05
1.89
1.37
0.29
0.02
0.56
0.96
1.91

Meier et al. Critical Care 2006 10(Suppl 1):P8   doi:10.1186/cc4355