Table 1 Patient characteristics

Age—year

54.6 ± 18.6

Male sex—%

60%

Indication for mechanical ventilation

 COVID-19 associated ARDS^†—no

8

 Cardiac arrest—no

3

 Acute encephalopathy—no

3

 Community acquired pneumonia—no

2

 Heart failure exacerbation—no

1

 Upper gastrointestinal bleeding—no

1

 Acute liver failure—no

1

 Neuromuscular weakness—no

1

Characteristics of mechanical ventilation

 Tidal volume—mL

412 ± 50

 PEEP^‡—cmH₂O

7 ± 4

 Driving pressure—cmH₂O

18 ± 10

 PaO₂:FiO₂^§

240 ± 143