Table 1
Changes in ventilatory requirements, eNO and paCO2 levels before and after three days of dexamethasone administration (individual patient data are shown)
| Patient | MAP (cmH2O) | FiO2 | eNO levels (ppb) | paCO2 (kPa) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pre | 3 days | pre | 3 days | pre | 3 days | pre | 3 days | |
| *Carbon dioxide tensions were not available on this patient. | ||||||||
| 1 | 11 | 8 | 0.67 | 0.48 | 8.60 | 3.86 | 5.75 | 5.70 |
| 2 | 10 | 8 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 5.12 | 2.48 | 5.92 | 6.01 |
| 3 | 14 | 11 | 0.93 | 0.78 | 11.39 | 8.98 | 7.08 | 6.35 |
| 4 | 9 | 8 | 0.54 | 0.33 | 8.98 | 6.60 | 6.62 | 6.08 |
| 5 | 9 | 10 | 0.80 | 0.53 | 1.20 | 4.31 | 5.11 | 6.02 |
| 6 | 11 | 10 | 0.59 | 0.40 | 4.70 | 0.94 | 5.30 | 4.96 |
| 7* | 9 | 8 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 3.35 | 1.82 | – | – |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 8.67 | 5.17 | 4.07 | 4.84 |
