Table 2

Comparisons of ventilator settings between treatment and control groups

StudiesTreatment (protective ventilation group)Control
Mode of MV (treatment)Preset TV (treatment)Actual TV (treatment)Preset PEEP (treatment)Actual PEEP (treatment)Lung recruit mentRespirat ory rateMinute ventilationMode of MVPreset TV (treatment)Actual TV (treatment)Preset PEEP (treatment)Actual PEEP (treatment)Lung recruit mentRespirat ory rateMinute ventilation
Ahn et al1465No100No
Cai et al1560No100No
Cai et al163–5NANo8–10NANo
Chaney et al1765No16VCV125No8
Choi et al18610No120No
Futier et al19VCV6–86.46–86Yes10–1211.100No
Kanaya et al2071No101No
Koner O et al21
Lin et al225–65.43–5No13109.40No11
Maslow et al2355No14100No7
Memtsoudis et al24VCV68No12VCV120No8
Michelet et al2555No1590No12
Muralidhar and Shetty
Ren et al27
Severgnini et al28VCV77.710Yes12.899.50No11
Shen et al2955NoPRVC80No
Sundar et al3066.255No17.67.2101054.9No12.68.1
Treschan et al31PRVC66.75177.812125No86.2
Wrigge et al33 (abdo)610169.512–15069.2
Wrigge et al33 (thoracic)6101610VC12–15088.5
Wrigge et al326ARDS-net9No2112ARDS-net7No10
Yang et al34PC654.8No12.81001No9.4
Zupancich et al3586.8109.1No8.110–1210.92–32.1No12.2
  • Cells left blank were those not reported in the original studies.

  • ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; MV, mechanical ventilation; NA, not available; PC, pressure control; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; PRVC, pressure-regulated volume control; TV, tidal volume; VCV, volume control ventilation.