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Table 2 Pulmonary measurements

From: Alveolar instability (atelectrauma) is not identified by arterial oxygenation predisposing the development of an occult ventilator-induced lung injury

 

BL-uninjured

Post-injury

PEEP 3

PEEP 6

PEEP 9

PEEP 12

PEEP 15

PEEP 18

Vt (ml)/kg

6.0 ± 0.5

5.9 ± 0.3

6.0 ± 0.5

5.9 ± 0.3

5.9 ± 0.3

5.9 ± 0.3

5.9 ± 0.3

5.875 ± 0.354

P control (cmH2O)

12.6 ± 2.5

16.9 ± 1.2*

17.6 ± 2.2*

16.6 ± 2.5*

15.5 ± 3.1

14.9 ± 3.1

14.7 ± 3.9

12.88 ± 5.0

P peak (cmH2O)

15.7 ± 2.6

20.1 ± 1.4*

20.7 ± 2.3*

22.5 ± 2.3*

24.5 ± 3.1*

27.0 ± 3.2*

29.7 ± 3.9*

30.88 ± 5.0*

P plateau (cmH2O)

15.7 ± 2.6

20.0 ± 1.3*

20.6 ± 2.2*

22.6 ± 2.5*

24.5 ± 3.1*

27.0 ± 3.2*

29.7 ± 3.9*

30.88 ± 5.0*

P mean (cmH2O)

6.59 ± 0.65

7.72 ± 0.43

7.94 ± 0.72

10.15 ± 0.95*

11.99 ± 1.35*

13.8 ± 1.9*

15.3 ± 3.6*

14.63 ± 2.8*

MV (l/min)

0.183 ± 0.009

0.187 ± 0.022

0.185 ± 0.022

0.184 ± 0.026

0.188 ± 0.019

0.187 ± 0.016

0.19 ± 0.028

0.175 ± 0.018

RR (breaths/min)

30.5 ± 1.6

30.4 ± 2.0

30.9 ± 2.5

32.0 ± 3.3

32.0 ± 3.3

31.6 ± 2.5

31.4 ± 2.9

30.13 ± 3.23

  1. *p ≤ 0.05 as compared to baseline (BL)