Table 1 Respiratory mechanics and EIT data obtained during the decremental PEEP trial
PEEP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
12 cm H2O | 10 cm H2O | 8 cm H2O | 6 cm H2O | |
Respiratory mechanics | ||||
∆Pes (cmH2O) | ||||
Patient 1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
Patient 2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
Patient 3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Dynamic ∆PL (cmH2O) | ||||
Patient 1 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 13.6 |
Patient 2 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 |
Patient 3 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
Dynamic lung compliance (ml/cmH2O) | ||||
Patient 1 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 23 |
Patient 2 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 34 |
Patient 3 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 59 |
EIT data | ||||
Overdistension experimental method (%) | ||||
Patient 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
Patient 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Patient 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Collapse experimental method (%) | ||||
Patient 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 |
Patient 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Patient 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Crossover PEEP experimental method | ||||
Patient 1 | 8 | |||
Patient 2 | 6 | |||
Patient 3 | 8 | |||