BioMed Research International / 2015 / Article / Tab 2 / Clinical Study
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 H2 O)
Inspiratory (driving) pressure
Plateau pressure
End inspiratory transpulmonary pressure
End expiratory transpulmonary pressure
Tidal volume/IBW
PaCO2 (mmHg)
Cardiac index (L/min/m2 ) 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