TABLE 4.
Reactions to the lateral position of COVID patients with respect to the predominantly ventilated lung
| Predominantly ventilated lung down | Less ventilated lung down | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat. | Predominantly ventilated lung | Ventilation in dependent/“better” lung | Ventilation in non‐dependent/“more affected” lung | Ventilation in dependent/“more affected” lung | Ventilation in non‐dependent/“better” lung |
| 02 | Left | − | + | 0 | 0 |
| 03 | Right | − | + | + | − |
| 05 | Left | 0 | 0 | + | − |
| 06 | left | − | + | n.a. | n.a. |
| 07 | Right | − | + | + | − |
| 08 | Right | − | + | + | − |
| 09 | Right | − | + | + | − |
| 10 | Left | − | + | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Right | − | + | + | − |
| 12 | Right | 0 | 0 | + | − |
Note: Reactions to lateral position are defined as follows: +: more than 10% relative increase compared to supine position; −: more than 10% relative decrease compared to supine position; 0: less than 10% relative increase/decrease compared to supine position—with relative increase/decrease being from for example, 60:40 to greater than 66:34 or to less than 54:46. n.a.: data not available.