Advanced respiratory monitoring in COVID-19 patients: use less PEEP!

Table 1 Respiratory mechanics

Patient no.	MV days	FiO₂	PaO₂/FiO₂ (mmHg)	PaCO₂ (mmHg)	P_plateau (cmH₂O)	P_drive (cmH₂O)	P_L,e-i	P_L,drive (cmH₂O)	C_rs (mL/cmH₂O)	C_L (mL/cmH₂O)	Enghoff (%)	Bohr (%)	Position
1	7	0.50	156	87	22	8	9	5	55	82	–	–	P
2	2	0.45	208	56	24	7	17	18	54	79	–	–	S
	3	0.55	124	57	26	8	–	–	48	–	66	47	S
3	0	0.50	228	44	23	9	17	16	47	62	66	56	S
4	1	0.60	123	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	71	58	P
5	0	0.40	214	48	23	13	9	9	40	54	55	42	P
	1	0.40	278	44	18	10	7	8	50	64	48	38	P
6	1	0.45	143	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	63	40	P
7	1	0.55	183	55	23	14	11	10	36	50	60	42	P
8	1	0.40	176	52	16	8	7	5	56	95	64	51	P
9	0	0.95	98	61	29	12	14	9	38	50	–	–	P
	5	0.60	143	89	27	12	14	9	35	45	72	60	P
10	1	0.80	125	53	21	10	11	7	36	49	66	52	P
11	2	0.55	147	49	21	12	11	10	40	51	69	47	P
12	2	0.75	113	59	25	11	11	8	26	37	69	57	P
	3	0.65	111	47	26	12	11	8	27	40	71	60	P
13	1	0.50	192	67	24	12	10	7	47	76	82	74	P
14	6	0.70	150	62	28	15	15	11	31	43	65	52	P

C_rs compliance of respiratory system, C_L lung compliance, MV days days of mechanical ventilation at the time of measurement, P_L,e-i end-inspiratory transpulmonary pressure, P_L,drive transpulmonary driving pressure, P prone position, S supine position

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