Increased Extravascular Lung Water Reduces the Efficacy of Alveolar Recruitment Maneuver in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Table 1

General characteristics of responders and nonresponders to lung recruitment maneuver.

Parameter	Responders (𝑛=5)	Nonresponders (𝑛=12)	P
Age, years	44.2±16.7	47.6±17.2	0.71
Gender, male/female	5/0	9/3	0.50
Height, cm	178 ± 4	172 ± 8	0.11
Actual body weight, kg	84.6±20.8	77.0±12.1	0.35
Predicted body weight, kg	73.3±3.2	66.5±7.2	0.06
Type of ARDS, direct/indirect	4/1	8/4	1.00
SAPS II, points	40.0±12.4	44.6±14.9	0.56
SOFA, points	9.0±3.2	7.9±2.6	0.47
Murray score, points	2.50 (2.25–3.08)	2.25 (2.06–2.75)	0.52

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, absolute values or median (25th–75th percentile).