Table 2 |
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Exhaled breath condensate biomarkers before and after salbutamol administration |
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Salbutamol |
P value |
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Before administration |
After administration |
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pH after deaeration |
7.66 (7.58 to 7.75) |
7.83 (7.67 to 7.91) |
0.028 |
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Conductivity (μS) |
74 (25.4 to 166) |
64 (41.1 to 293.5) |
0.465 |
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Leukotriene B4 (pg/ml) |
1.58 (0.47 to 3.57) |
2.06 (1.01 to 3.01) |
0.753 |
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Nitrite (μM) + nitrate (μM) |
18.81 (13.33 to 49.44) |
21.21 (8.07 to 29.83) |
0.173 |
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8-isoprostane (pg/ml) |
11.64 (7.17 to 17.13) |
6.55 (4.03 to 9.99) |
0.068 |
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Results expressed as the median (interquartile range). |
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Roca et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R72 doi:10.1186/cc6911 |
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