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Table 3 Respiratory and ventilator variables before stopping ECMO

From: Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in three HIV-positive patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

 

Patient 1

Patient 2

Patient 3

Main variables

FiO2

0.4

0.4

0.4

PIP (cmH2O)

SB

10

20

PEEP (cmH2O)

SB

8

8

PaO2/FiO2

360

250

145

PaCO2 (mmHg)

38

42

44

RR (breaths/min)

22

21

26

Additional variables

CRS

NA

33

13

  1. Values were obtained after 6–8 hours of sweep gas 0.5 L/min and blood flow 1.5 L/min with gas flow oxygen concentration 0.21.
  2. List of Abbreviations: VT (tidal volume), PIP (Peak inspiratory Pressure), SB (spontaneous breathing), RR (respiratory rate), Pplat (plateau pressure), PEEP (positive end expiratory pressure), PaO2/FiO2 (arterial pressure/inspired fraction of oxygen), CRS (Compliance of respiratory system).