Table 4.
Comparison of respiratory variables among mechanically ventilated COVID-19 and SARS patients who developed pneumothoraces.
| Average Ventilator Parameters |
Baseline Mean | Hospitalization |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Peak Inspiratory Pressure (cmH2O) | Plateau Pressure (cmH2O) | PEEP (cmH2O) | TV, ml (TV/kg, ml) | RR (breaths per min) | PaO2/FiO2 | PaCO2 (mmHg) | Peak RR (breaths per min) | Lowest PaO2/FiO2 | Highest PaCO2 (mmHg) |
| COVID-19 Observational Studies | ||||||||||
| Wang et al.19 | 23.7 +/- 1.2 | 30.0 > | 10.7 +/- 1.9 | NR (5.4 +/- 0.3) | 25.3 +/- 9.7 | 143.7 +/- 35.0 | 56.5 +/- 17.6 | NR | NR | NR |
| Zantah et al.20 | 24.3 +/- 3.1 | 20.3 +/- 3.1 | 10.6 +/- 1.1 | 437.5 +/- 21.7 (NR) | NR | 162.8 +/- 48.4 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| SARS Observational Studies | ||||||||||
| Kao et al.21 | 33.8 +/- 3.8 | 20.8 +/- 1.8 | 8.2 +/- 2.0 | 733.8 +/- 154.0 (12.5 +/- 3.3) | 36.0 +/- 5.1 | 272.6 +/- 140.8 | 49.4 +/- 23.0 | 40.8 +/- 7.1 | 65.8 +/- 24.3 | 80.1 +/- 12.3 |
Abbreviations: PEEP: positive end-expiratory pressure, TV: tidal volume, ml: milliliters, RR: respiratory rate, PaO2/FiO2: partial pressure of oxygen/fraction of inspired oxygen, PaCO2: partial pressure of carbon dioxide.