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Table 2 Mechanical ventilation parameters of human patients

From: Effects of changes in inspired oxygen fraction on urinary oxygen tension measurements

Parameter

 

Number of hours in mandatory MV mode, n (%)

274 (33.2%)

Number of hours in spontaneous MV mode, n (%)

459 (55.6%)

Number of hours not in MV, n (%)

92 (11.2%)

Tidal volume, ml

450 (400, 550)

Inspiratory pressure, cmH2O, median (IQR)

18 (15, 22)

Respiratory rate, breaths per minute, median (IQR)

17 (13, 21)

Pressure support, cmH2O, median (IQR)

10 (10, 14)

PEEP, cmH2O, median (IQR)

5 (5, 8)

Minute-volume, L/min, median (IQR)

7.7 (6.7, 9.5)

EtCO2, mmHg, median (IQR)

39 (34, 50)

  1. EtCO2: end-tidal carbon dioxide; MV: mechanical ventilation