Table 1

Clinical and respiratory characteristics of the patients at the study entry
RM ordera
 Age, years
 Gender
 Height, cm
 PBW, kg
 Cause of ARDS
 SAPS II
 Delay, hours
 VT, mL
 RR, rpm
 LIP, cm H2O
 UIP, cm H2O
 Loss of lung aerationb
 Outcomec
A
 59
 Male
 185
 90
 Sepsis
 48
 12
 480
 25
 12
 35
 Focal
 D
A
 63
 Male
 175
 70
 Aspiration
 62
 12
 490
 22
 13
 44
 Focal
 S
B
 78
 Male
 178
 85
 Pneumonia
 51
 24
 440
 24
 12
 -
 Focal
 S
A
 74
 Male
 180
 90
 Abdominal sepsis
 78
 24
 450
 20
 13
 -
 Focal
 D
B
 38
 Male
 182
 80
 Pneumonia
 24
 12
 470
 22
 9
 45
 Diffuse
 S
B
 68
 Male
 170
 72
 Pneumonia
 80
 24
 400
 24
 12
 42
 Diffuse
 D
A
 38
 Male
 188
 85
 Aspiration
 60
 12
 500
 25
 12
 -
 Diffuse
 D
B
 49
 Male
 180
 80
 Pneumonia
 33
 24
 450
 21
 12
 48
 Patchy
 S
B
 28
 Male
 195
 75
 Polytrauma
 40
 24
 533
 27
 12
 49
 Diffuse
 S
A
 63
 Male
 180
 82
 Aspiration
 78
 12
 450
 20
 9
 46
 Diffuse
 S
B
 57
 Male
 175
 78
 Aspiration
 22
 12
 430
 20
 13
 -
 Diffuse
 S
A
 75
 Female
 163
 52
 Abdominal sepsis
 76
 48
 340
 18
 15
 40
 Diffuse
 D
A
 76
 Male
 180
 88
 Pneumonia
 68
 48
 450
 20
 7
 40
 Diffuse
 S
B
 80
 Female
 160
 48
 Pneumonia
 58
 12
 310
 26
 13
 40
 Diffuse
 D
A
 58
 Male
 185
 90
 Pneumonia
 38
 72
 480
 27
 9
 39
 Patchy
 S
B
 71
 Male
 178
 80
 Abdominal sepsis
 55
 48
 440
 21
 8
 -
 Focal
 S
B
 52
 Male
 180
 80
 Sepsis
 48
 24
 450
 20
 7
 36
 Diffuse
 S
A
 54
 Male
 175
 85
 Abdominal sepsis
 38
 36
 430
 22
 15
 -
 Focal
 S
A
 43
 Male
 185
 95
 Pneumonia
 12
 24
 480
 25
 9
 34
 Diffuse
 S

aOrder of application of the two recruitment maneuvers: A for extended Sigh, B for continuous positive airway pressure.

bDiffuse, diffuse loss of aeration; Focal, focal loss of aeration; Patchy, patchy loss of aeration.

cD, deceased; S, survived.

ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; Aspiration, aspiration pneumonia; Delay, delay between the diagnosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome and inclusion in the study; LIP, lower inflection point on the pressure-volume curve; PBW, predicted body weight; rpm, respirations per minute; RR, respiratory rate; SAPS, simplified acute physiologic score (evaluated at the beginning of the study); UIP, upper inflection point on the pressure-volume curve; VT, tidal volume.

Constantin et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R50   doi:10.1186/cc6869