Table 2

Demographic characteristics and mechanical ventilation parameters of furosemide group
								Fluid balance (ml)		Diuresis (ml)

Sex	Age	Diagnosis	Mode	F_iO2 (%)	V_E (L/min)	Vasoactive drugs	Tracheal secretion	24 hours	Study	24 hours	Study

F	61	Pneumonia	VAPS	45	7.5	-	X. maltophilia	+380	-15	2600	500
F	64	Acute renal failure	CMV	45	6.9	Noradrenaline Dopamine	S. aureus X. maltophilia	+768	+178	482	275
M	66	Pulmonar lobectomy, respiratory failure	SIMV	40	8.6	Dobutamine	P. aeruginosa A. calcoaceticus	+1175	-200	1580	540
M	30	Wound of gunshot injury	SIMV	30	4.7	-	-	+960	-1475	1250	1800
F	86	Burn	PC	40	4.2	Dobutamine	-	-610	-366	3400	860
F	59	Penetrating thorax wound	CPAP	40	5.8	-	-	-740	-734	1750	890
F	82	Pneumonia	AMV	50	8.6	-	A. calcoaceticus	+1242	+264	1440	300
F	82	Pneumonia	AC	45	9.5	-	A. calcoaceticus	+418	+192	1120	540
F	67	Sjogren syndrome	CMV	40	8.7	-	P. aeruginosa	+502	+604	1850	200
M	74	Wegener's granulomatosis, pneumonia	VAPS	40	12	Dopamine Dobutamine	P. maltophilia	+1988	-1194	1670	1700
M	61	COPD, respiratory failure	PC	60	9.9	Dopamine	S. marcescens A. baumanii X. maltophilia	+2244	-1	290	100
F	63	Cerebrovascular accident, PE, pneumonia	AC	55	8.9	Dobutamine	A. calcoaceticus	+2190	-22	1460	440
Mean ± SD	66.2 ± 14.7			44 ± 8	8.3 ± 2.1			813 ± 1036	-231 ± 616	1575 ± 836	679 ± 554
P	0.03^*			0.20	0.17			0.64	0.19	0.23	0.01^*

Abbreviations: AC, assist/control ventilation; AMV, assisted mechanical ventilation; CMV, controlled mechanical ventilation; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; F_iO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; PC, pressure-controlled ventilation; PE, pulmonary embolism; SIMV, synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; VAPS, volume-assured pressure support, V_E, minute volume. ^*P < 0.05.
Kondo et al. Critical Care 2002 6:81 doi:10.1186/cc1458