Table 3: Ventilatory settings, positioning and associated medications during the patient’s first 10-day stay in the Intensive Care Unit.
|
Illness Day/ Admission Day |
Day 7/ Day 1 |
Day 8/ Day 2 |
Day 9/ Day 3 |
Day 10/ Day 4 |
Day 11/ Day 5 |
Day 12/ Day 6 |
Day 13/ Day 7 |
Day 14/ Day 8 |
Day 15/ Day 9 |
Day 16/ Day 10 |
Day 17/ Day 11 |
Day 18/ Day 12 |
|
Prone |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
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|
NMBA |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
||||||
|
PaO2: FiO2 Ratio (prone) |
N/A |
283 |
237 |
200 |
218 |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
|
PaO2: FiO2 Ratio (supine) |
70 |
143 |
130 |
148 |
122 |
242.5 |
200 |
243 |
315 |
217 |
279 |
† |
|
Mode |
PC |
PC |
PC |
PC |
PC |
PC |
PS |
PS |
PS |
PS |
PS |
† |
|
Driving Pressure (cmH2O) |
14 |
14 |
18 |
20 |
24 |
16 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
† |
|
PEEP* (cmH2O) |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
14 |
8 |
† |
|
Peak Pressure (cmH2O) |
33 |
33 |
33 |
37 |
36 |
32 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
18 |
† |
|
Highest FiO2 |
1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.28 |
4 L/min 96-98 |
|
Methylprednisolone IV |
---- |
50 mg |
60 mg |
60 mg |
60 mg |
60 mg |
---- |
---- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
---- |
|
Prednisone PO |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
---- |
40 mg |
40 mg |
40 mg |
40 mg |
40 mg |
---- |
*PEEP: Positive end expiratory pressure; †: He was extubated on Day 12.