Main patients’ characteristics
non-obese, ARDS
ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, OBESE, ARDS
One hundred and sixty-four patients were included in the study. One hundred and forty-nine of them were included in the analysis (15 patients were excluded because of lack of data due to technical issues in recordings or major deviations in study protocol). Valid esophageal pressure measurements were analyzed in 124 patients. Respiratory mechanics and gas exchange were assessed 10 [3.5–22] hours after intubation.Fifty-two patients (34.9%) were obese. Ninety (60.4%) patients fulfilled ARDS criteria (65.4% of obese and 57.8% of non-obese patients, Main characteristics of the patientsData are presented as median [interquartile range] or number (percentage)ARDS, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; BMI, Body Mass Index; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; SAPS II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II*