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Table 2

From: The effects of recruitment maneuver on oxygenation in primary and secondary adult respiratory distress syndrome

   Before RM 15 min 1st hour 4th hour 6th hour ANOVA P
PaCO2 (mmHg) ARDSP 47 ± 10 51 ± 12 49 ± 10 47 ± 11 50 ± 7 0.7
  ARDSS 48 ± 10 47 ± 11 43 ± 17 47 ± 13 46 ± 12 0.9
PaO2/FiO2 ARDSP 117 ± 24 144 ± 37 134 ± 28 155 ± 34 * 162 ± 38 * 0.006
  ARDSS 111 ± 44 181 ± 116 * 193 ± 91** 191 ± 95 ** 190 ± 99 ** 0.01
  1. * P < 0.05 when compared to the values before RM. ** P < 0.01 when compared to the values before RM.
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