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

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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

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----

---

---

---

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Prednisone PO

----

----

----

----

----

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40 mg

40 mg

40 mg

40 mg

40 mg

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*PEEP: Positive end expiratory pressure; : He was extubated on Day 12.