TABLE 1.

Patient’s demography, diagnosis, ventilator and respiratory mechanics.

Patient No.	Age, years	Gender	Diagnosis	Mode	RR	VT,mL/kg IBW	Peak, cm H2O	PEEP, cm H2O	Timech, s	Crs, mL/cm H20	Rrs, cm H20/L/s,
1	67	F	Interstitial Pneumonia	VAC	16	2.85	20	5	0.95	12.2	14.5
2	30	M	Obliterans Bronchitis	VAC	26	5.6	40	2	0.8	30	35
3	59	F	Bilateral lung transplantation	VAC	16	5.2	18	2	0.9	20.6	13.6
4	75	F	Sepsis	VAC	19	8.4	22	6	0.95	54	14.4
5	58	F	Bilateral lung transplantation	VAC	17	4.1	23	8	0.95	14.8	19.7
6	65	M	Bronchiectasis	VAC	17	6	21	5	1.0	45.9	13.7

F, female; M, male; PAC, pressure assist-control; VAC, volume assist-control; RR, respiratory rate; V_T, tidal volume; IBW, ideal body weight; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; Timech, mechanical inspiratory time; Crs, respiratory system compliance; Rrs, respiratory system resistance.