Table 1

Demographic characteristics and mechanical ventilation parameters of the control group








Fluid balance (ml)
 Diuresis (ml)








Sex
 Age
 Diagnosis
 Mode
 FiO2 (%)
 VE (L/min)
 Vasoactive drugs
 Tracheal secretion
 24 hours
 Study
 24 hours
 Study
F
 70
 Mediastinal tumor resection
 AMV
 40
 11.7
 -
 S. viridans
 +31
 +233
 1150
 75
M
 20
 Head trauma
 VAPS
 45
 9.6
 -
 P. aeruginosa
 +78
 -10
 2350
 400
M
 20
 Head trauma
 VAPS
 40
 9.2
 -
 P. aeruginosa S. aureus
 +341
 +83
 2450
 400
M
 63
 Cerebrovascular accident, heart failure, osteomyelitis
 VAPS
 46
 10.5
 Dobutamine
 A. calcoaceticus P. aeruginosa S. aureus
 -1310
 -154
 3180
 480
M
 47
 Lung neoplasm
 SIMV
 40
 9.7
 Dobutamine
 -
 +564
 +321
 1920
 120
M
 76
 Lung neoplasm, pneumonia
 AMV
 36
 8.7
 Dobutamine Dopamine
 P. aeruginosa X. maltophilia
 +1408
 +132
 780
 100
M
 66
 Heart failure, pneumonia, pulmonar lobectomy
 PC
 50
 8.7
 Dobutamine
 A. calcoaceticus
 +534
 +373
 2300
 120
M
 22
 Craniotomy, pneumonia
 AMV
 40
 9.4
 -
 A. calcoaceticus E. cloacae
 +1411
 +171
 2400
 140
M
 41
 Hyperosmolar coma, cerebrovascular accident
 PC/SIMV
 40
 10.7
 -
 A. baumanii S. viridans S. coagulase neg
 -518
 +86
 550
 150
M
 61
 Lung neoplasm, COPD, acute renal insufficiency
 PS
 45
 11.7
 Dobutamine
 S. marcescens A. baumanii X. maltophilia
 +1871
 +183
 60
 20
F
 58
 Drug intoxication, pneumonia
 PC/SIMV
 40
 7.7
 -
 S. aureus
 +286
 -98
 2000
 171
M
 74
 Pulmonary tumor resection
 AMV
 30
 8.3
 -
 -
 -462
 +133
 1650
 125
M
 51
 Respiratory failure
 PC/SIMV
 40
 10.5
 Noradrenaline
 -
 +1452
 -59
 2000
 720
F
 23
 Thyroidectomy
 SIMV
 40
 5.0
 -
 -
 +3551
 +290
 2570
 200
Mean ± SD
 50 ± 20

40 ± 4
 9.4 ± 1.7

671 ± 1169
 82 ± 212
 1824 ± 847
 258 ± 218

Abbreviations: AMV, assisted mechanical ventilation; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; PC, pressure-controlled ventilation; PS, pressure-support ventilation; SIMV, synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation; VAPS, volume-assured pressure support, VE, minute volume. *P < 0.05.

Kondo et al. Critical Care 2002 6:81   doi:10.1186/cc1458