From: Feasibility, safety, and utility of bronchoscopy in patients with ARDS while in the prone position
Variable | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | Patient 6 | Patient 7 |
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Age (years) | 63 | 18 | 44 | 79 | 53 | 23 | 61 |
Sex | Female | Female | Male | Male | Male | Female | Male |
Ethnicity | Black | Caucasian | Caucasian | Asian | Caucasian | Black | Caucasian |
Etiology of ARDS | MRSA sepsis | Massive pulmonary embolism | Fulminant hepatic failure, Klebsiella sepsis | Pneumonia | Massive aspiration | Massive aspiration | Pneumonia |
Total ICU LOS (days)/day of FB | 27/9 | 30/13 | 97/32 | 35/29 | 9/2 | 49/11 | 16/1 |
Prone-positioning protocol (total hours) | 28 | 18 | 16 | 236 | 20 | 133 | 18 |
30-day survival post ICU discharge | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Ventilator-related parameters at FBa | |||||||
 Mode | PRVC | PC/AC | VC/AC | PRVC | VC/AC | PC/AC | PC/AC |
 Peak pressure (cmH2O) | 32 | 29 | 24 | 37 | 30 | 20 | 32 |
 Plateau pressure (cmH2O) | 27 | NA | NA | 30 | 26 | NA | 27 |
 PEEP (cmH2O) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
 FIO2 (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
FB-related data | |||||||
 Δ-diameter ETT to bronchoscope (mm) | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
 Therapeutic aspiration | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
 Bronchial washings / BAL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Monitoring data | |||||||
 MAP | |||||||
  Baselinea | 69 | 67 | 87 | 68 | 72 | 67 | 80 |
  Trough during FB | 69 | 64 | 72 | 66 | 71 | 67 | 68 |
 SpO2 | |||||||
  Baselinea | 94 | 98 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
  Trough during FB | 94 | 92 | 97 | 87 | 99 | 99 | 100 |
 EtCO2 | |||||||
  Baselinea | 48 | 30 | NA | 43 | NA | NA | NA |
  Trough during FB | 49 | 30 | NA | 51 | NA | NA | NA |
Change in antibiotic regimen based on culture results | De-escalation | De-escalation | No | Additional coverage | De-escalation | De-escalation | De-escalation |