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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Short-term effects of combining upright and prone positions in patients with ARDS: a prospective randomized study

 

All (n= 20)

Group A (n= 9)

Group B (n= 11)

Gender

7 male

3 male

4 male

 

13 female

6 female

7 female

Age (years)

67 (52-74)

68 (55-74)

67 (46-74)

Days on ICU

2.00 (1.25-4.00)

3.00 (1.50-5.00)

2.00 (1.25-4.00)

Days on MV

2.50 (1.00-5.50)

3.00 (1.00-7.00)

2.00 (1.00-3.00)

ARDS/ALI day

2.00 (2.00-3.00)

2.00 (2.00-3.00)

2.00 (2.00-3.00)

Admission SAPS II

52 (37-61)

57 (42-63)

48 (30-60)

LIS

3.00 (2.75-3.50)

3.00 (2.75-3.25)

3.00 (2.75-3.50)

P/F Ratio

138 (118-146)

142 (119-153)

137 (93-146)

PaCO2

57 (47-66)

57 (49-69)

57 (49-68)

FiO2

0.70 (0.60-0.70)

0.70 (0.60-0.70)

0.70 (0.55-0.90)

Tidal volume (ml)

364 (355-536)

364 (355-562)

364 (353-492)

Peak pressure (cm H2O)

30 (29-36)

30 (29-35)

31 (29-36)

PEEP (cm H2O)

12 (11-14)

12 (11-17)

12 (10-14)

Respiratory rate

20 (18-20)

20 (17-20)

20 (18-23)

Pulmonary ARDS/ALI

16 (80%)

7 (78%)

9 (82%)

Cause of ARDS/ALI

   

   Pneumonia

15

7

8

   Sepsis

4

2

2

   Vasculitis

1

 

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  1. No statistically significant differences were found between the groups. Values are expressed as median and IQR unless indicated otherwise. ALI, acute lung injury; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; ICU, intensive care unit; LIS, lung injury score; MV, mechanical ventilation; SAPS II, simplified acute physiology score.