Figure 1.
Ventilator settings on the first day of ventilation of patients with and without inhalation trauma. Cumulative frequency distributions from the following parameters measured on the first day of mechanical ventilation: (a) VT, (b) maximum airway pressure, (c) PEEP, (d) driving pressure. Vertical dotted lines: predefined cut-off values for each variable. Horizontal dotted lines: proportion of patients reaching the cut-offs. Driving pressure: plateau (or peak) pressure minus PEEP. VT tidal volume, PEEP positive end-expiratory pressure, PBW predicted body weight