Short women with severe sepsis-related acute lung injury receive lung protective ventilation less frequently: an observational cohort study

Table 1 Definition of lung protective ventilation (LPV)

V_T0 ^a (mL/kg PBW)	Plateau pressure ≤ 30 cm H₂O				Plateau pressure > 30 cm H₂O				Plateau pressure, missing
	V_T1 ^b (mL/kg PBW)				V_T1 ^b (mL/kg PBW)				V_T1 ^b (mL/kg PBW)
	≤ 6.5	(6.5, 8]^c	> 8	missing	≤ 6.5	(6.5, 8]^c	> 8	missing	≤ 6.5	(6.5, 8]^c	> 8	missing
≤ 6.5	LPV	LPV	LPV if pH < 7.15	LPV	LPV if pH < 7.15 or (TV0 > TV1)	LPV if pH < 7.15	No	LPV if pH < 7.15	LPV	LPV	None	LPV
			No if pH ≥ 7.15		No if pH ≥ 7.15 and (TV0 ≤ TV1)	No if pH ≥ 7.15		No if pH ≥ 7.15
(6.5, 8] ^c	LPV	LPV	LPV if pH < 7.15	LPV	LPV	LPV if pH < 7.15	No	LPV if pH < 7.15	LPV	LPV if pH < 7.15	No	LPV if pH < 7.15
			No if pH ≥ 7.15			No if pH ≥ 7.15		No if pH ≥ 7.15		No if pH ≥ 7.15		No if pH ≥ 7.15
> 8	LPV	LPV if pH < 7.15	No	No	LPV	LPV if pH < 7.15	No	No	LPV	LPV if pH < 7.15	No	No
		No if pH ≥ 7.15				No if pH ≥ 7.15				No if pH ≥ 7.15

^a V_T0; tidal volume on the day of ALI onset, ^b V_T1; tidal volume on one day after ALI onset, ^c (6.5, 8]; higher than 6.5 AND less than or equal to 8

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