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. 2020 Apr 11;95:421–428. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.070

Table 5.

Respiratory support of four patients with invasive mechanical ventilation.

Patient 116 Patient 117 Patient 118 Patient 123
Sex male male female male
Age, years 69 40 21 67
Date of onset 02-03 01-28 01-19 01-28
Date of admission 02-09 02-01 01-29 02-04
Vital signs on admission
Temperature, ℃ 37.8 37.4 37.1 37.5
Pulse,
per minute		 148 96 102 74
Respiratory rate,
per minute		 26 20 28 18
Blood pressure, mmHg 143/99 147/99 104/56 150/88
SpO2, % 90 >95 89 >95
Admission to ICU
Date 02-09 02-04 01-29 02-07
Temperature, ℃ 39 40.6 - 39.0
Pulse,
per minute		 140 123 - 113
Respiratory rate,
per minute		 26 33 - 26
Blood pressure, mmHg 154/106 108/64 - 120/65
SpO2, % 90 80 88 99
PO2, mmHg 73.3 47.9 44.9 59.2
PaO2/FiO2, mmHg 97.7 (high-flow, FiO2: 75%) 106.4
(high-flow, FiO2: 45%)		 112 (high-flow, FiO2: 40%) 107.6
(high-flow, FiO2: 55%)
APACHE Ⅱ score* 19 11 6 19
SOFA score** 8 6 3 6
Non-invasive ventilation
Date 02-14 - - -
Mode CPAP - - -
Parameter
FiO2, %
Pressure, cmH2O
PEEP, cmH2O
Respiratory rate,
per minute		 45
12
6
16		 - - -
Before invasive ventilation
SpO2, % 79 80 88 70
PO2, mmHg 75.3 47.9 58.2 -
PaO2/FiO2, mmHg 121 (NIV, FiO2: 70%) 106 (high-flow, FiO2: 45%) 116 (high-flow, FiO2: 50%) -
Date of invasive ventilation 02-15 02-04 01-29 02-08
SpO2 (%) after invasive ventilation
2 hours 94 92 99 97
12 hours 93 98 100 98
24 hours 96 - 99 98
First blood gas analysis after invasive ventilation
Mode PVC PVC PVC PVC
Parameter
FiO2, %
Pressure, cmH2O
PEEP, cmH2O
Respiratory rate,
per minute		 80
16
14
20		 50
11
12
18		 50
13
14
16		 60
10
12
15
PO2, mmHg 156.9 119.7 137.4 105
PaO2/FiO2, mmHg 196 239.4 274.8 175

CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure; PVC: pressure-control ventilation.

*APACHE Ⅱ: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation.

**SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.