Table 3 Mean TOP and TCP for ARDS subjects
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 | |
5 | 48.1 | 44.1 | 33.3 | 22.7 | 10.2 | 14.0 | 16.7 | 19.0 |
6 | 49.5 | 41.6 | 31.1 | 19.1 | 10.2 | 13.7 | 16.7 | 18.9 |
9 | 68.1 | 64.7 | 58.7 | 49.4 | 9.6 | 14.1 | 18.2 | 21.8 |
Average | 55.2 | 50.1 | 41.0 | 30.4 | 10.0 | 13.9 | 17.2 | 19.9 |