Table 2

Ventilator settings and physiologic parameters at enrollment

Parameter
Current study population value

Number of patients
50
Tidal volume (per kg predicted body weight)
6.6 ± 1.1
Plateau pressure (cmH2O)
25 ± 7
PaO2/FIO2 ratio
155 ± 72
Positive end expiratory pressure (cmH2O)
10 ± 4
Mean airway pressure (cmH2O)
17 ± 5

McClintock et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R41   doi:10.1186/cc6846