Fig. 7
From: An appraisal of respiratory system compliance in mechanically ventilated covid-19 patients
Linear Mixed model analysis of respiratory system compliance vs. crucial pulmonary variables during the first 7 days of mechanical ventilation (grey-scale coded bar for day 1 through 7 is reported on the right section of each graph and in parenthesis is reported the number of analysed patients). Per each graph, fitted line of the model is depicted and the upper and lower lines display the 95% predictive interval. All analyses are adjusted for body mass index. Static compliance of respiratory system was found to be associated with PaCO2 (estimated decrease − 0.11 mmHg, 95% CI − 0.15 to − 0.06, p < 0.001), tidal volume (estimated increase 0.04 mL/Kg of predicted body weight per day, 95% CI 0.03–0.04, p < 0.001), PEEP (estimated increase − 0.03 cmH2O, 95% CI 0.02–0.04, p < 0.001), driving pressure (estimated decrease − 0.31 cmH2O/L, 95% CI − 0.48 to 0.14, p < 0.001) and FiO2 (estimated decrease − 0.15%, 95% CI − 0.23 to − 0.06, p < 0.001). While PaO2/FiO2, was not significantly associated with static compliance of respiratory system (estimated increase 0.29 mmHg, 95% CI − 0.03 to 0.61, p = 072) PaO2/FiO2, ratio between arterial partial pressure of oxygen and inspiratory fraction of oxygen; PaCO2 arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure