Respiratory distress syndrome severity score (RDS) for the surfactant group (group S) and control group (group C)

Copyright information:Taken from "Surfactant application during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation improves lung volume and pulmonary mechanics in children with respiratory failure"Critical Care 2005;9(6):R718-R724.Published online 25 Oct 2005PMCID:PMC1414049.Copyright © 2005 Hermon et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. The X-axis represents time points when radiographs were obtained and scored (baseline (before surfactant application) and 24 and 48 h thereafter) for group S, and for group C at baseline (mid-time of ECMO-course) and 24 and 48 h thereafter. The Y-axis represents the radiographic RDS score.