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Table 2 Slopes (degrees) for systolic arterial pressure (αSAP), pulse pressure (αPP), diastolic arterial pressure (αDAP), mean arterial pressure (αMAP), stroke volume (αSV) and central venous pressure (αCVP) for STEP-UP and STEP-DOWN during lung recruitment maneuver

From: Slope analysis for the prediction of fluid responsiveness by a stepwise PEEP elevation recruitment maneuver in mechanically ventilated patients

 

STEP-UP

STEP-DOWN

Responders

Non-Responders

p value

Responders

Non-Responders

p value

 

N = 9

N = 9

 

N = 9

N = 9

 

α SAP (SD)

-59.4° (5.79)

-37.5° (13.1)

0.022

57.1° (8.25)

40.8° (12.6)

0.034

α PP (SD)

-51.9° (7.24)

-31.6° (10.7)

0.014

48.8° (8.26)

31.8° (10.6)

0.010

α DAP (SD)

-23.6° (8.77)

-11.4° (10.0)

0.126

24.3° (9.44)

18.5° (10.1)

0.528

α MAP (SD)

-40.3° (8.50)

-24.2° (11.9)

0.089

39.6° (9.51)

30.1° (11.5)

0.228

α SV (SD)

-43.5° (9.65)

-27.4° (8.64)

0.038

25.9° (20.1)

29.0° (9.60)

0.837

α CVP (SD)

19.8° (2.66)

13.1° (3.03)

0.006

-18.2° (2.05)

-13.4° (2.60)

0.003