| Baseline | Extended sigh | Maximal recruitment strategy | Sustained inflation | Sudden increase driving pressure and PEEP | P-value |
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Mucus Clearance (mm/min) | 2.2 ± 2.4 | 0.3 ± 0.9 | -0.2 ± 0.9 | -0.3 ± 0.6 | -0.1 ± 0.7 | 0.021 |
Incidence of mucus moving toward lungs (%) | 0 | 50.0 | 57.1 | 80.0 | 57.1 | 0.013 |
Respiratory System Elastance After-Before recruitment maneuver (cm H20/L) | NA | -5.8 ± 3.5 | -9.0 ± 8.9 | -4.1 ± 3.1 | -3.6 ± 3.9 | 0.124 |
Pa02/FI02 After-Before recruitment maneuver (mmHg) | NA | 4.1 ± 63.1 | 2.8 ± 45.8 | 13.6 ± 42.3 | -2.2 ± 41.6 | 0.937 |
PaC02 After-Before recruitment maneuver (mmHg) | NA | 6.9 ± 7.8 | 3.9 ± 7.4 | 6.7 ± 13.6 | 1.8 ± 4.0 | 0.616 |