Chest wall mechanics during pressure support ventilation

Table 1 Patient characteristics

Patient	Sex	Age (years)	BMI (kg/m²)	PaO₂/FiO₂	Fio₂	PEEP	Diagnosis	Study day
1	F	69	29.14	230.0	0.40	6	Chemical poisoning	28
2	F	74	29.38	240.0	0.35	15	Pneumonia	12
3	F	60	27.55	293.3	0.30	3	Septic shock	38
4	M	49	24.69	380.0	0.40	2	Septic shock in polytrauma	79
5	M	67	22.86	280.0	0.40	8	Haemorragic shock	29
6	M	65	31.25	237.1	0.35	2	Post-anoxic coma	9
7	M	47	30.47	274.3	0.40	4	Polytrauma	50
8	F	34	22.04	410.0	0.30	11	Pneumonia	5
9	M	69	27.78	153.3	0.45	11	Septic shock	37
Mean		59.3	27.2	277.6	0.37	6.9		31.9
SD		13.2	3.3	78.3	0.1	4.6		23.1

BMI, body mass index; F, female; FiO₂, fraction of inspired oxygen; M, male; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure.

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