Lung region | Supine | SSC | Prone |
Ventral (% whole lung VT) | 13.8 (0.6)* | 12.1 (0.5) | 14.0 (0.5)† |
Central (% whole lung VT) | 47.4 (0.4) | 45.4 (0.8) | 47.2 (0.5) |
Dorsal (% whole lung VT) | 38.9 (0.9) | 43.0 (1.2) | 38.8 (0.2)‡ |
Unventilated lung tissue (% whole lung) | 6.81 (2.6)§ | 11.8 (5.5) | 11.3 (5.1)¶ |
All data mean (SD). All comparisons mixed-effects model with robust SE with stated p values compared with SSC.
*p=0.018.
†p=0.006.
‡p=0.013.
§p=0.003.
¶p<0.0001.
SSC, skin-to-skin contact; VT, tidal volume.