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Table 2 Ventilatory parameters

From: Impact of prone position on dead-space fraction in COVID-19 related acute respiratory distress syndrome

 

Supine position

median [IQR]

Prone position

median [IQR]

p-value

  

Heart rate, bpm

82 [62–102]

75 [58–92]

< 0,1

  

MAP, mmHg

83 [63–103]

80 [69–91]

0,91

  

FiO2, %

86 [72–100]

57 [39–75]

< 0,01

  

PaO2, mmHg

85 [54–116]

96 [69–123]

< 0,01

  

PaCO2, mmHg

43 [33–53]

44 [37–51]

0,076

  

PaO2/FiO2 ratio

101 [59–143]

186 [180–266]

< 0,001

  

SaO2, %

93 [88–98]

95 [93–97]

< 0,001

  

Tidal Volume, mL

399 [341–457]

395 [336–454]

0,46

  

Respiratory rate, /min

25 [21–29]

25 [22–28]

0,052

  

PEEP, cmH2O

9 [7–11]

10 [8–12]

0,54

  

PaCO2-EtCO2

13 [4–22]

14 [8–20]

0,34

  

Dead-Space Fraction

     

Enghoff

0,29 [0,14 − 0,44]

0,31 [0,19 − 0,43]

0,37

  

Frankenfield

0,501 [0,475-0,527]

0,505 [0,478-0,32]

0,43

  

Gattinoni

0,70 [0,54 − 0,86]

0,68 [0,56 − 0,8]

0,32

  
  1. Abbreviations: EtCO2, end-tidal carbon dioxide; FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; IQR, interquartile range; MAP, mean arterial pressure; PaCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PaO2, partial pressure of oxygen dioxide; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; SaO2, arterial oxygen saturation