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. 2021 Jun;25(6):704–708. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23856

Table 2.

Comparison of respiratory parameters of COVID-19 and non COVID-19 ARDS patients at prone and supine positions

Respiratory parameters COVID-19ARDS (17) median (IQR) Non-COVID-19 ARDS (16) median (IQR) p value
MP J/min—prone  17.7 (15.4–22.2)  17.3 (15.7–19.4) 0.6
MP J/min—supine  18.0 (14.5–21.1)  17 (13.4–19.6) 0.2
WOBv, J—prone   1.4 (1.2–1.6)   1.3 (1.1–1.5) 0.4
WOBv, J—supine   1.3 (1.2–1.5)   1.3 (1.0–1.5) 0.2
Ppeak, cmH2O—prone  25.6 (24.0–29.2)  28.0 (24.9–29.1) 0.4
Ppeak, cmH2O—supine  25.8 (23.7–28.0)  24.9 (23.2–27.9) 0.8
PEEP, cmH2O—prone   9.2 (8.2–10.1)   9.0 (8.0–10) 0.5
PEEP, cmH2O—supine   8.8 (7.9–10.0)   8.7 (8.1–9.9) 0.7
TVe, mL—prone 516.1 (505.5–557.6) 527.9 (453.9–546) 0.8
TVe, mL—supine 498.6 (465.1–538.5) 472.6 (494.9–554.8) 0.8
Cdyn, mL/cmH2O—prone  34.6 (27.7–37.7)  36.9 (31.7–39.9) 0.2
Cdyn, mL/H2O—supine  33.5 (25.3–38.9)  37.8 (29.9–39.2) 0.1
RR, 1/min—prone   14 (13–15)   12 (12–15) 0.05
RR, 1/min—supine   15 (13–16)   14 (12–15) 0.05
İ:E ratio—prone   0.6 (0.5–0.8)   0.5 (0.5–0.06) 0.08
İ:E ratio—supine   0.6 (0.5–0.7)   0.6 (0.5–0.8) 0.4

* indicates statistically found to be significant with indicated p values.