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Table 1 Characteristics of individual patients

From: Heart–lung interactions during neurally adjusted ventilatory assist

Patient number

PBW (kg)

BMI (kg/m2)

SAPS II

ICU LOS (days)

Perioperative LVEF (%)

Prestudy PAOP (mmHg)

Prestudy cardiac index (l/minute/m2)

Dobutamine during study (μg/kg/minute)

Cardiopulmonary diagnosis

1

72

26

42

1.8

35

15

1.4

3.1

CABG

2

60

24

34

0.9

31

14

2.6

3.8

CABG

3

57

30

37

1.0

40

12

3.2

0.0

CABG, COPD with cor pulmonale

4

50

31

35

0.9

35

8

1.6

3.4

CABG, aortic valve replacement

5

73

31

54

3.4

35

13

3.6

0.0

Cardiogenic shock following myocardial infarction

6

52

23

40

0.9

30

13

2.2

4.5

CABG, aortic valve replacement, COPD

7

53

34

26

3.7

65

17

2.2

2.9

Aortic valve and arch replacement (type A dissection)

8

73

34

37

3.8

36

16

2.8

0.0

Aortic and mitral valve replacement, COPD

9

64

30

57

6.9

30

11

3.0

3.9

CABG, aortic valve replacement, mitral ring

10

69

24

44

19.8

25

26

3.1

0.0

Cardiogenic shock following myocardial infarction

  1. BMI, body mass index; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LOS, length of stay; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; PAOP, pulmonary artery occlusion pressure; PBW, predicted body weight; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score.