Effect of postextubation high-flow nasal cannula therapy on lung recruitment and overdistension in high-risk patient

Table 1 Main characteristics of the study population

Pts	Age	F/M	BMI	APACHE-II	Admission category	Days of intubation	PaO₂/FiO₂	PaCO₂ (mmHg)
1	63	M	27	11	Thoracic operation	7	375	36
2	63	F	28	13	Abdominal operation	4	375	36
3	77	F	22	11	Thoracic operation	4	291	35
4	67	M	27	8	Cardiosurgery	4	235	36
5	68	M	17	15	Cardiosurgery	9	181	36
6	53	M	24	7	Cardiosurgery	9	269	36
7	82	M	24	15	Cardiosurgery	7	323	36
8	81	F	24	7	Abdominal operation	3	303	47
9	67	M	28	16	Abdominal operation	3	308	36
10	32	M	18	6	Thoracic operation	2	184	42
11	80	F	18	15	Cardiosurgery	7	275	50
12	73	M	28	21	Abdominal operation	7	417	53
13	63	F	25	11	Abdominal operation	5	325	30
14	67	M	22	9	Abdominal operation	5	295	50
15	63	F	22	9	Abdominal operation	1	161	35
16	65	M	19	12	Thoracic operation	10	275	38
17	68	F	25	10	Thoracic operation	10	182	39
18	65	F	23	15	Abdominal operation	3	155	38
19	65	F	23	12	Other	4	220	37
20	66	M	22	14	Abdominal operation	5	271	38
21	68	M	24	16	Abdominal operation	6	284	40
22	66	M	23	12	Thoracic operation	5	273	41
23	64	M	20	10	Cardiosurgery	4	264	39
24	66	M	26	14	Other	5	276	43
Summary	66 ± 11	9/15	23 ± 3	12 ± 4	22/24 postoperative pts	5 ± 3	266 ± 69	40 ± 6

BMI body mass index (kg/m²), APACHE-II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, FiO₂(%) fraction of inspired O₂, M male, F female, pts patients

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