Effect of individualized PEEP titration guided by intratidal compliance profile analysis on regional ventilation assessed by electrical impedance tomography – a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Patients characteristics (n = 48)

Parameter	Control (n = 23)	Intervention (n = 25)	p-value
Age (yr)	50.1 (17.0)	45.0 (16.0)	0.150
Gender (n), female/male	12/11	6/19	0.226
ASA I/II/III (n)	10/12/1	8/17/0	0.506
PBW (kg)	47.4 (2.6)	48.3 (2.6)	0.491
ABW (kg)	73.7 (13.7)	79.6 (14.5)	0.249
BMI (kg·m⁻²)	24.5 (3.3)	26.5 (5.2)	0.178

ASA physical status according to the American Association of Anesthesiologists, PBW predicted body weight, ABW actual body weight, BMI body mass index. Data are expressed as mean (SD)

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