Maximal recruitment strategy guided by thoracic computed tomography scan in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients: preliminary results of a clinical study

Table 1

Clinical and laboratory data
Age	48.6 ± 17.2*
APACHE II score protocol day	19.9 ± 3.6*
SOFA score protocol day	9,6 ± 3,4
Maximal recruitment pressure	59.0 ± 5.2*
Titrated PEEP	24.2 ± 3.4*
Maximal plateau pressure	40.1 ± 4.8*
PaO₂/FiO₂ pre MRS	131.2 ± 43.4*^,#
PaO₂/FiO₂ post MRS	315.7 ± 102.3*^,#
Primary ARDS	82%
Mortality	28%

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