Table 3 Days of evolution, ventilatory parameters and PaO₂/FiO₂ values of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) patients

From: Small airway remodeling in acute respiratory distress syndrome: a study in autopsy lung tissue

Patient	Days of ARDS	Plateau pressure ^α	PEEP ^α	Driving pressure ^α	PaO ₂ /FiO ₂
1	1	18	08	10	161.0
2	1	35	20	15	93.2
3	1	12	06	06	170.7
4	1	28	14	12	82.0
5	1	21	9	12	93.7
6	1	25	10	15	68.1
7	1	30	08	22	79.5
8	1	40	10	30	47.2
9	1	40	15	25	51.0
10	2	25	10	15	166.3
11	2	32	22	10	137.3
12	2	35	17	18	104.2
13	2	28	13	15	133.5
14	2	23	08	15	130.8
15	2	27	14	13	156.5
16	2	21	11	10	111.7
17	3	38	18	20	84.0
18	3	30	14	16	166.2
19	4	25	11	14	197.0
20	6	21	09	12	149.7
21	6	25	10	15	196.7
22	7	21	07	14	189.7
23	8	28	11	17	126.3
24	9	29	17	12	119.7
25	10	30	14	16	108.3
26	13	22	09	13	153.2
27	14	28	17	11	195.6
28	16	20	10	10	186.7
29	19	39	18	21	199.0
30	22	25	14	11	182.4
31	24	37	20	17	173.7
Median (IQR)	2 (8)	28 (10)	11 (8)	15 (5)	137 (80)

PaO₂/FiO_2, ratio of arterial oxygen tension to the fraction of inspired oxygen.
PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure.
For each patient, plateau pressure and PEEP correspond to mean values in the first 48 hours.
PaO₂/FiO₂ correspond to values assessed at the time of clinical diagnosis.
^α cmH₂O.

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