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. 2023 Sep 26;13:92. doi: 10.1186/s13613-023-01179-w

Table 2.

Patients’ characteristics at ECMO day 1 according to diaphragm dysfunction at ECMO day 1

Variables All patients (n = 63) Diaphragm dysfunction (n = 39) No diaphragm dysfunction (n = 24) P value
Ventilator settings
 Tidal volume, ml/kg PBW 2.8 (2.2–3.7) 2.7 (2.2–3.6) 3.0 (2.1–3.8) 0.488
 Respiratory rate, /min 20 (20–23) 20 (20–22) 21 (20–23) 0.721
 Driving pressure, cmH2O 14 (13–14) 14 (12–14) 14 (12–14) 0.566
 Positive end-expiratory pressure, cmH2O 12 (12–14) 12 (12–14) 12 (12–14) 0.508
 Respiratory system compliance, mL/cmH2O 14 (10–18) 13 (10–18) 16 (10–20) 0.440
 Plateau pressure, cmH2O 26 (24–28) 26 (24–28) 26 (25–28) 0.833
Hemodynamics
 Heart rate, min−1 81 (64–93) 83 (65–94) 74 (63–89) 0.423
 Mean arterial pressure, mmHg 73 (68–80) 73 (68–78) 74 (71–80) 0.162
 Norepinephrine, µ/kg/min 0.1 (0.0–0.34) 0.1 (0.0–0.4) 0.1 (0.0–0.3) 0.658
 Arterial blood lactate, mmol/L 1.8 (1.5–2.3) 1.8 (1.5–2.4) 1.8 (1.4–2.1) 0.577
 Fluid balance of the last 24 h, ml − 151 (− 709–1137) 115 (− 753–1358) − 252 (− 675–244) 0.489
 Creatinine, µmol/l 78 (62–127) 94 (67–171) 71 (49–99) 0.028
 Lung ultrasound Score 26 (23–27) 26 (24–28) 25 (22–26) 0.008
 White cells count, G/l 16 (12–20) 16 (12–21) 15 (10–20) 0.577
 Procalcitonin, ng/l 0.6 (0.3–3.7) 1.1 (0.3–3.0) 0.6 (0.2–4.1) 0.326
Cumulated dose of sedation
 Propofol, mg/day 4800 (3600–5310) 4800 (3600–4800) 4800 (4500–6000) 0.075
 Sufentanyl, µg/day 480 (360–600) 480 (360–600) 480 (360–600) 0.691
 Midazolam, mg/day 480 (360–600) 480 (360–540) 480 (367–600) 0.664

PBW predicted body weight