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Table 1 Patient populationa

From: Prone position and recruitment manoeuvre: the combined effect improves oxygenation

Patient demographics

Pulmonary ARDS

Extrapulmonary ARDS

Number of patients

12

4

Average age, years

63

66

SAPS II

47

39

Organ failureb

2.5

1.75

PaO2/FiO2 ratio at time 0, mmHg

99

97.5

Deaths, n

5

2

Diagnosis, n

  

   Pneumonia

9

 

   Aspiration

3

 

   Acute pancreatitis

 

4

  1. aARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; SAPS II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II; PaO2/FiO2 ratio, ratio of arterial oxygen partial pressure to fraction of inspired oxygen. bOrgan Dysfunction and/or Infection score was used to quantify the number of organ failures.
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