Paradoxical response to chest wall loading predicts a favorable mechanical response to reduction in tidal volume or PEEP

Table 1 Patient characteristics

Subject	Diagnosis	Age (years)	Gender	BMI (kg/m²)	LOH (days)	LOI (days)	NMB	30-day survival
1	C-ARDS	59	Male	35	9	1	Y	N
2	C-ARDS	45	Female	31.5	22	14	N	Y
3	C-ARDS	55	Male	25.2	24	5	Y	N
4	C-ARDS	65	Male	25.2	26	23	N	N
5	ARDS	50	Female	23.5	15	13	Y	Y
6	C-ARDS	54	Male	28.5	14	14	N	Y
7	C-ARDS	70	Male	37.4	11	11	N	N
8	C-ARDS	47	Male	28.9	50	41	Y	N
9	ARDS	67	Female	25.3	1	2	Y	N
10	C-ARDS	70	Female	42.7	1	1	Y	N
11	C-ARDS	76	Male	31.7	11	2	N	N
12	C-ARDS	54	Male	29.2	10	1	Y	N
13	C-ARDS	62	Male	26.9	14	4	N	N
14	C-ARDS	30	Male	29.6	22	14	Y	Y
15	C-ARDS	63	Male	29.4	1	1	N	Y
16	C-ARDS	76	Female	30.1	13	6	N	N
17	C-ARDS	61	Male	28.8	41	37	Y	N
Mean		59.1		29.9	16.8	11.2
SD		11.9		4.8	13.3	12.3

BMI Body mass index, LOH Duration of hospitalization, LOI Duration of intubation, NMB Neuromuscular blockade, C-ARDS COVID-related acute respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS Acute respiratory distress syndrome, Y Yes, N No, SD Standard deviation

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