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Table 2 Mean TOP and TCP for healthy subjects

From: Physiological relevance and performance of a minimal lung model – an experimental study in healthy and acute respiratory distress syndrome model piglets

Subject

Threshold opening pressure

Threshold closing pressure

 

(TOP,cmH 2 O)

(TCP,cmH 2 O)

 

PEEP 5

PEEP 10

PEEP 15

PEEP 20

PEEP 5

PEEP 10

PEEP 15

PEEP 20

1

42.4

39.2

32.9

27.2

9.6

13.4

16.6

19.8

2

36.3

40.0

33.8

29.3

8.2

13.5

16.8

20.4

3

44.6

37.4

32.2

25.1

10.2

13.2

16.4

19.7

4

39.0

33.9

29.0

19.2

10.4

13.7

16.6

19.0

5

42.6

32.7

24.8

19.2

10.2

13.2

15.7

18.4

6

31.3

28.1

23.8

21.5

9.03

12.5

15.5

18.8

7

47.7

40.8

34.1

27.0

11.1

14.6

17.2

19.6

8

46.0

40.2

33.4

27.9

10.6

13.4

16.6

19.5

9

38.2

33.9

29.4

22.8

8.7

12.3

15.8

19.3

Median [IQR]

42.4 [38.2-44.6]

37.4 [33.9-40.0]

32.2 [29.0-33.3]

25.0 [21.5-27.1]

10.2 [9.0-10.4]

13.3 [13.2-13.5]

16.6 [15.8-16.6]

19.5 [19.0-19.7]

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