Table 1.

Characteristics of the patients

Patient No.	Age/Gender	Diagnosis	Mechanical Ventilation
1	54/F	Neuroleptic poisoning	0.5
2	52/M	Epilepsy	2
3	54/M	ARDS	1
4	63/M	Epilepsy	2
5	47/M	Epilepsy	0.5
6	26/F	ARDS	2
7	73/M	ARDS (sepsis)	2
8	33/M	ARDS (sepsis)	2
9	79/M	Septic shock	2
10	58/F	ARDS (sepsis)	2
11	79/M	Septic shock	2
12	36/M	ARDS (sepsis)	1

Age, years; mechanical ventilation, weeks; M, male; F, female; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome.