Case no. | Gender | Age (years) | SAPS II score at admission | Ventilatory support | BMI (kg.m−2) | Duration of prone positioning (hours) | PaO2/FiO2 before prone position | PaO2/FiO2 after prone position | Intubation |
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1 | Male | 60 | 27 | HFNO 50 L/min | 27 | 7 | 144 | 254 | Yes |
2 | Male | 54 | 32 | COT 6 L/min | 27 | 1 | 215 | 147 | No |
| | | | HFNO 50 L/min | | 1 | 129 | 156 | |
3 | Male | 55 | 26 | HFNO 50 L/min | 26 | 16 | 126 | 194 | No |
| | | | HFNO 50 L/min | | 16 | 183 | 162 | |
4 | Male | 66 | 37 | COT 5 L/min | 31 | 4 | 150 | 242 | Yes |
5 | Male | 61 | 28 | COT 3 L/min | 21 | 1 | 274 | 225 | Yes |
| | | | COT 3 L/min | | 2 | 193 | 124 | |
6 | Male | 64 | 36 | COT 5 L/min | 27 | 2 | 212 | 168 | No |
- FiO2 with COT was calculated using the following formula: FiO2 = 21 + (4 × oxygen flow rate in L min−1)
- BMI body mass index, HFNO high-flow nasal oxygen, COT conventional oxygen therapy