Table 1 Respiratory variables used to calculate driving power, dynamic power, and total power at each PEEP level, at the end of the experiment

V_T(ml)

2.2 ± 0.2

2.2 ± 0.0

2.1 ± 0.1

2.0 ± 0.1

2.2 ± 0.3

RR (bpm)

75 ± 8

74 ± 2

75 ± 5

81 ± 4

75 ± 9

Ppeak (cmH₂O)

12.2 ± 1.8

15.1 ± 0.7

17.4 ± 1.2*

22.3 ± 2.4*^#&

30.1 ± 4.3*^#&**

Pplat (cmH₂O)

9.7 ± 1.4

12.9 ± 0.6*

15.1 ± 0.8*^#

18.3 ± 2.5*^#&

24.2 ± 3.1*^#&**

ΔP (cmH₂O)

8.4 ± 1.4

8.8 ± 0.6

9.5 ± 0.4

10.5 ± 2.3

14.7 ± 2.9*^#&**