Driving pressure-guided ventilation decreases the mechanical power compared to predicted body weight-guided ventilation in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Table 1 Characteristics of patients who underwent predicted body weight- and driving pressure-guided ventilation

	All patients (n = 50)
Age, years	63 [55–70]
Sex ratio, M/W	33/17
BMI, kg/m²	30 [25–32]
Reasons for intubation, n (%)
de novo AHRF	44 (88%)
Covid-19 related AHRF	37 (74%)
COPD exacerbation	2 (4%)
Shock	7 (14%)
Cardiac arrest	4 (8%)
Coma	3 (6%)
SAPS II at admission	40 [31–56]
SOFA at admission	6 [3–8]
SOFA at inclusion	7 [3–8]
MV duration before inclusion, days	1 [1–3]
ARDS duration before inclusion, days	1 [1–3]

BMI Body Mass Index, MV mechanical ventilation, AHRF acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, SAPS Simplified Acute Physiology Score [26], SOFA Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment [27], ARDS Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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