Table 3 Ventilatory practice, in geographic area according the 2020 World Bank Country Classification

Mode of ventilation

< 0.001

 Volume controlled

70.0 (5799/8287)

70.8 (734/1037)

72.0 (283/393)

 Pressure controlled

17.9 (1481/8287)

3.3 (34/1037)

14.2 (56/393)

 Pressure support

1.2 (97/8287)

0.3 (3/1037)

1.0 (4/393)

 Spontaneous

5.1 (424/8287)

7.4 (77/1037)

9.4 (37/393)

 Other

5.9 (486/8287)

18.2 (189/1037)

3.3 (13/393)

 Absolute, mL

500 [450 to 550]

500 [480 to 570]

578 [500 to 600]

< 0.001

 PBW, ml kg⁻¹

8.1 [7.2 to 9.1]

8.4 [7.6 to 9.5]

8.6 [7.7 to 9.7]

< 0.001

 ABW, ml kg⁻¹

6.7 [5.8 to 7.7]

6.9 [6.1 to 7.8]

7.4 [6.5 to 8.6]

< 0.001

 Low V_T

3513 (47.5)

342 (38.9)

47 (31.5)

< 0.001

PEEP, cmH₂O

5.0 [3.0 to 5.0]

4.0 [3.0 to 5.0]

3.3 [2.0 to 5.0]

< 0.001

Peak pressure, cmH₂O

17.5 [15.0 to 21.0]

18.0 [15.0 to 21.0]

20.0 [17.0 to 25.0]

< 0.001

Driving pressure, cmH₂O

12.0 [10.0 to 15.0]

13.5 [11.0 to 16.0]

14.0 [11.5 to 18.0]

< 0.001

Plateau pressure, cmH₂O

15.5 [13.0 to 18.0]

16.0 [13.5 to 19.0]

17.0 [14.0 to 20.0]

< 0.001

FiO₂, %

53.0 [45.0 to 70.0]

50.0 [50.0 to 63.0]

75.0 [50.0 to 80.0]

< 0.001

EtCO₂, mm Hg

34.0 [31.0 to 36.8]

32.0 [30.0 to 35.0]

32.3 [30.0 to 35.5]

< 0.001

Respiratory rate, rpm

12.0 [11.5 to 13.0]

12.0 [12.0 to 13.0]

12.0 [12.0 to 13.0]

< 0.001

Dynamic lung compliance, ml (cmH₂O)⁻¹

35.2 [28.4 to 43.3]

33.9 [27.8 to 40.4]

31.2 [24.6 to 38.0]

< 0.001