PMC4982920_01
Medications and time-course changes of respiratory status after ICU admission. Respiratory system compliance and hypercapnia improved after procaterol inhalation using a vibrating mesh nebulizer. Pulmonary oxygenation expressed by PaO2/FiO2 ratio (P/F ratio) was maintained around 200 to 300 during ICU stay.
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Decreased respiratory system compliance and hypercapnia were still observed on the third day in ICU (Fig. 1).