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Table 2 Results of airway pressures

From: Evaluation of lung recruitment maneuvers in acute respiratory distress syndrome using computer simulation

 

RM

ΔPO2, cm H2O

Ppeak, cm H2O

Patient A

MRS-10

513.21

57.09

SI-10

84.10

40.01

PRM-10

98.10

32.75

Patient B

   

MRS-10

613.94

58.04

SI-10

49.55

40.03

PRM-10

56.66

35.18

Patient C

   

MRS-10

207.59

59.40

SI-10

31.65

40.04

PRM-10

38.71

38.35

Patient D

   

MRS-10

510.70

57.93

SI-10

75.88

40.01

PRM-10

85.21

35.05

Patient E

   

MRS-10

694.58

57.09

SI-10

95.27

40.01

PRM-10

113.42

32.75

  1. RM, recruitment maneuver; ΔPO2, difference between maximum PaO2 and baseline PaO2; Ppeak, peak alveolar pressure; MRS-10, maximal recruitment strategy with a final PEEP value of 10 cm H2O; SI-10, sustained inflation with a final PEEP value of 10 cm H2O; PRM-10, prolonged recruitment maneuver with a final PEEP value of 10 cm H2O; PaO2, partial pressure of arterial oxygen; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure.
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