From: Effect of positioning and expiratory rib-cage compression on atelectasis in a patient who required prolonged mechanical ventilation: a case report
Respiratory parameter
Preintervention
Postintervention
Breath sounds
Absent
Normal
Tidal volume (ml)
286
419
Minute volume (l/minute)
4.1
5.2
End-tidal CO2 (mmHg)
40
37
Oxygen saturation (%)
88
97
Maximum inspiratory flow (l/minute)
27.2
36.8