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Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population (28 patients) |
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| Characteristic |
Mean (± SD) |
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| Age (years) |
38 ± 18 |
| Sex (M/F) |
10/11 |
| Height (cm) |
161 ± 12 |
| Weight (kg) |
56 ± 19 |
| FVC (% predicted) |
44 ± 12 |
| 28 ± 26 |
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| FEV1 (% predicted) |
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| TLC (% predicted) |
99 ± 26 |
| RV (% predicted) |
208 ± 67 |
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FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced exhaled volume in 1 s; RV, residual volume; TLC, total lung capacity. | |
Vizza et al. Critical Care 2001 5:355 doi:10.1186/cc1069 |
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