Role of lung ultrasound in assessing positive end expiratory pressure induced lung recruitment in patients on mechanical ventilation

Table 1 Distribution of the study subjects based on indications for mechanical ventilation

Indications	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Airway protection	13	35.1
Alveolar filling defect	4	10.8
Impaired central drive	4	10.8
Post anesthesia recovery	7	18.9
Pulmonary vascular defect	2	5.4
Respiratory muscle weakness	2	5.4
Restrictive ventilatory defect	5	13.5