Table 1.
Baseline ventilator settings and patients' respiratory system mechanics
| No. | VT | Fr | Crs | Rint | Rrs |
| 1 | 0.68 | 12.8 | 47.5 | 12.6 | 17.1 |
| 2 | 0.64 | 13.0 | 27.2 | 8.4 | 12.4 |
| 3 | 0.61 | 8.1 | 63.2 | 13.1 | 20.4 |
| 4 | 0.70 | 7.1 | 57.8 | 14.1 | 17.5 |
| 5 | 0.46 | 7.1 | 63.8 | 14.9 | 17.2 |
| 6 | 0.68 | 14.9 | 30.5 | 11.0 | 15.5 |
| 7 | 0.52 | 14.5 | 30.9 | 10.8 | 15.0 |
| 8 | 0.58 | 11.6 | 28.0 | 13.8 | 18.5 |
| 9 | 0.62 | 8.5 | 51.2 | 13.4 | 15.1 |
| 10 | 0.60 | 13.5 | 32.2 | 13.3 | 17.3 |
| 11 | 0.66 | 9.8 | 56.1 | 8.5 | 12.8 |
| 12 | 0.58 | 10.4 | 17.7 | 9.6 | 22.8 |
| 13 | 0.51 | 13.0 | 37.6 | 9.0 | 14.0 |
| 14 | 0.56 | 16.0 | 43.9 | 6.7 | 13.3 |
| 15 | 0.49 | 11.8 | 36.4 | 10.7 | 13.6 |
| Mean | 0.59 | 11.5 | 41.6 | 11.3 | 16.2 |
| SD | 0.07 | 2.9 | 14.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
Crs, end-inspiratory static compliance of the respiratory system (ml/cmH2O); Fr, ventilator frequency (breaths/min); Rint and Rrs, minimum and maximum inspiratory resistance (cmH2O/l per second), respectively; VT, tidal volume (litres).