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Patient characteristics and ventilator settings during the study |
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Cardiac surgery (n = 15) |
Septic shock (n = 7) |
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Age (years) |
76 (68 to 79) |
72 (61 to 73) |
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SAPS II |
31 (24 to 35) |
74 (49 to 100) |
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SOFA |
14 (13 to 15) |
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Tidal volume (ml/kg) |
9 (8 to 10) |
9 (8 to 10) |
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PEEP (cm H2O) |
5 (5 to 5) |
7.5 (7.5 to 10) |
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Inspiratory plateau pressure (cm H2O) |
21 (17 to 26) |
24 (18 to 37) |
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Main diagnosis (cardiac surgery) and source of sepsis (n) |
Aortic valve stenosis (9) Coronary artery disease (5) Mitral valve insufficiency (1) |
Abdominal (4) Lung (1) Unknown (2) |
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Data are presented as median (interquartile range). PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; SAPS, simplified acute physiology score; SOFA, sequential organ-failure assessment. |
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Wyler von Ballmoos et al. Critical Care 2010 14:R111 doi:10.1186/cc9060 |
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