Managing Hypercapnia in Patients with Severe ARDS and Low Respiratory System Compliance: The Role of Esophageal Pressure Monitoring—A Case Cohort Study

Table 2

Respiratory parameters before and after intervention in individual patients.

Patient and main diagnosis	PEEP (cm H2O)		Inspiratory (driving) pressure		Plateau pressure		End inspiratory transpulmonary pressure		End expiratory transpulmonary pressure		Tidal volume/IBW		PaCO2 (mmHg)		Cardiac index (L/min/m^2)
	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
(1) Bilateral; pneumonia; + ARDS	12	12	15	25	27	36.5	16.6	19.5	2	0.1	2.61	5.23	141	58	3.27	3.05
(2) Bilateral; pneumonia; + ARDS	15	15	15	25	28.4	39.5	2.7	10	−1.7	−2	4.67	7.98	96	70	3.1	3.15
(3) Bilateral; pneumonia; + ARDS	15	15	15	25	28.7	38	9	18	−0.2	1	5	8.4	99	53	2.8	2.7
(4) Bilateral; pneumonia; + ARDS	15	15	15	25	28.5	35.3	7.6	12.4	−2.3	−1.7	4.5	7.85	93	60	3.76	3.86
(5) Bilateral; pneumonia; + ARDS	10	3	20	25	26	23.3	25.6	23	10.2	2.7	3.21	6.25	140	96	1.8	2.6
(6) Bilateral; pneumonia; + ARDS	15	5	20	20	34	24	20.6	17.7	7.4	1.1	3.8	6.76	81	50	3.2	3.95