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Table 1 Ventilation and mPAP observations

From: Mechanical ventilation variables associated with high pulmonary artery pressures in ARDS patients: a post hoc analysis

Variable

Mean (SD)

Median [IQR]

Number of observations

Number of patients

mPAP (mmHg)

29.4 (7.6)

28.7 [24–34]

840

359

P/F ratio (mmHG)

161.2 (81.0)

141.5 [135–147.3]

767

334

Blood pH level

7.37 (0.09)

7.38 [7.31–7.43]

769

334

PaCO2 level (mmHg)

46.5 (12.8)

45 [37.3–52]

768

334

Tidal volume (mls)

394.8 (85.2)

400 [330–450]

819

341

PEEP (cmH20)

9.8 (4.0)

10 [8–12]

840

350

Respiratory rate (cpm)

27.7 (6.5)

28 [23–35]

835

346

Plateau pressure (cmH20)

26.2 (7.5)

25 [21–30]

778

334

Peak airway pressure (cmH20)

33.7 (8.9)

33 [28–39]

824

343

Mean airway pressure (cmH20)

16.4 (5.5)

16 [13–19]

778

332

Driving pressure (cmH20)

16.3 (6.4)

15 [13–19]

777

334

Mechanical power (joules/min)

27.7 (12.4)

26.0 [19.1–34.0]

762

328

Mechanical power indexed to compliance (joules/min/ml/cmH2O)

1.24 (0.93)

1.03 [0.23–1.54]

762

328