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. 2021 Mar 20;25:115. doi: 10.1186/s13054-021-03536-2

Table 1.

Number of patients and ventilation characteristics described in the included studies

Study Sample size, no. Tidal volume ml/kg Respiratory rate breath/min PEEP cmH2O Plateau pressure cmH2O Driving pressure cmH2O Crs mL/cmH2O Mechanical power J/min FiO2% PaO2/FiO2 ratio mmHg PaCO2 mmHg
Schmidt [17] 4643

6.1

[5.8–6.7]

12

[10–14]

24

[21–27]

13

[10–17]

33

[26–42]

26.5

[19–35]

154

[106–223]

40

[35–46]

Grasselli [22] 3988

13

[10–15]

70

[60–85]

145

[103–203]

Gupta [21] 2215

12

[10–15]

80

[60–100]

124

[86–188]

Ferrando [19] 742

6.9

[6.3–7.8]

24

[20–30]

12

[11–14]

25

[22–29]

12

[10–16]

35

[27–45]

80

[60–100]

120

[83–177]

45

[37–55]

Botta [23] 553

6.3

[5.7–7.1]

20

[18–24]

14

[11–15]

14

[11–16]

31.9

[26–39.9]

17.7

[14–22]

60

[50–80]

159

[129–201]

44

[38–51]

Grasselli [18] 301

7

[6.3–7.6]

20

[18–24]

13

[10–15]

24

[22–26]

11

[9–14]

41

[33–52]

16.8

[14–21]

60

[50–80]

124

[89–164]

46

[40–53]

Schenck [26] 267

7.01

[6.13–8.1]

10

[8–12]

25

[21–29]

14

[11–17]

28

[23–38]

103

[82–134]

44

[38–52]

Cummings [20] 257

6.2

[5.9–7.2]

15

[12–18]

27

[23–31]

15

[11–18]

27

[22–36]

100

[80–100]

129

[80–203]

Roedl [24] 223

22

[20–28]

12

[10–15]

60

[50–80]

Auld [25] 217

34

[28–46]

132

[100–178]

Mitra [8] 117

12

[10–14]

22

[20–24]

35

[31–44]

50

[40–60]

180

[148–216]

Pandya [35] 75

10.3

(3.9)

24.4

(6.7)

14.3

(6.1)

37.8

(21.9)

62

(32)

162

[106–316]

Cavayas [41] 75

7.5

[6.8–8.7]

20

[16–22]

9

[8–10]

21

[19–24]

13

[10–16]

48

[38–58]

20.3

[16–28]

50

[40–65]

177

[138–276]

44

[40–49]

Zangrillo [36] 73

6.7

[6–7.5]

12

[10–14]

12

[7–16.5]

70

[52–80]

110

[80–158.5]

46.4

[40.0–51.3]

Ziehr [28] 66

10

[8–12]

21

[19–26]

11

[9–12]

35

[30–43]

182

[135–245]

Sinha [27] 39

12

[6–20]

31

[27–34]

24

[20–28]

135

[113–158]

Laverdure [37] 36

6.1

(0.6)

25

[24–27]

13.4

(3.2)

39.4

(16.9)

65

[50–100]

152

[112–240]

Bos [34] 38

10

[9–12]

20.5

[17–23]

10.5

[7–13]

49

(24.5)

131.8

[47.9]

Haudebourg [30] 30

6

[5.9–6.7]

28

[28–30]

10

[8–12]

21

[20–24]

10

[8–12]

44

[35–51]

70

[52–80]

119

[97–163]

Beloncle [31] 25

6.0

[5.9–6.1]

28

[26–30]

12

[10–15]

23

[21–24]

60

[40–65]

135

[119–195]

41

[38–44]

Bhatraju [29] 24

25

[20–28]

13

[11–17]

29

[25–36]

90

[70–100]

142

[94–177]

Diehl [32] 22

33

[28.5–35]

16.5

[16–18]

27

[25–28]

9.5

[9–11.75]

39.5

[33–45]

45

[40–58]

198

[167–298]

55

[44–62]

Pedersen [38] 17

5.6

(1)

62

(20)

44.2

(8.2)

Roesthuis [33] 14

24

(3)

11

(2)

42

(3)

57

(15)

162

(48)

57

(13)

Carsetti [39] 10

14

(1,49)

24

(2)

9.5

(3)

49

(9)

70

(0.18)

119

(33.6)

Liu X [40] 8

7.5

(0.6)

20.1

(1.5)

9.6

(1.2)

23.6

(3)

14

(2.5)

33.9

(7.6)

102

(27.9)

41.8

(3.7)

LUNG SAFE [50] 2377

7.6

[7.5–7.7]

20.8

[21.2–21.5]

8.4

[8.3–8.6]

23.2

[23, 24]

32

[25–43]

0.65

[0.64–0.65]

161

[158–163]

46

[45.4–46.6]

Data are number, median [IQR], or mean (SD). PEEP, positive end expiratory pressure; Crs, compliance of the respiratory system; FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; PaO2 partial pressure of arterial oxygen; PaCO2 partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide