Lung recruitment manoeuvres are effective in regaining lung volume and oxygenation after open endotracheal suctioning in acute respiratory distress syndrome

Table 1 Patient characteristics at inclusion and patient outcome

Patient number	Age (years)	Sex (F/M)	Weight (kg)	EELV (ml)	PEEP (cmH₂O)	PaO₂/ FiO₂ (kPa)	LIS	Underlying disease	Cause of acute lung injury	MV (days)	Outcome
1	75	M	69	2284	10	36.8	2.3	Secondary lung cancer	Pneumonia	2	S
2	69	F	75	1272	11	20.0	2.5	Liver cirrhosis, colectomy	Sepsis, pneumonia	7	D
3	76	M	96	1513	8	9.0	2.7	AAA, secondary bowel ischaemia	Sepsis	2	S
4	67	M	85	1309	9	19.4	3.3	Fasciitis	Aspiration pneumonia	5	D
5	66	M	95	2245	10	19.6	2.7	-	Pneumonia	2	S
6	81	M	109	1639	13	23.3	2.5	AAA	SIRS	3	S
7	65	F	72	949	11	17.5	3.0	TAA	Sepsis	3	S
8	58	F	63	1233	15	15.4	3.3	CABG	Pneumonia	5	S
Mean ± SD	70 ± 7	3/5	83 ± 16	1550 ± 480	11 ± 2	20.1 ± 8	2.8 ± 0.4	-	-	3.6 ± 1.8	-

The two patients who died did so 22 and 31 days after the study in multiple organ dysfunction syndrome after discontinuation of active life support. AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft surgery; D, died; EELV, end-expiratory lung volume; LIS, lung injury score; MV, days of mechanical ventilation before measurements; S, survived; SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome; TAA, thoracic aortic aneurysm.

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