Table 3

Mucus analysis (means ± SD)

MCT (relative speed)
 CA (degrees)
 CC (mm)
 logG*,1 radian/s

Time (hours)
 C
 F
 C
 F
 C
 F
 C
 F
0
 0.83 ± 0.22
 1.01* ± 0.21
 44.14 ± 8.78
 37.75 ± 8.13
 58.21 ± 30
 74.25 ± 29.46
 1.66 ± 0.38
 1.45 ± 0.43
1
 0.88 ± 0.24
 0.81 ± 0.16
 45.43 ± 8.53
 41.25 ± 10.9
 60.43 ± 29
 62.5 ± 29.44
 1.49 ± 0.44
 1.57 ± 0.49
2
 0.85 ± 0.21
 0.77 ± 0.2
 44.93 ± 8.11
 40.92 ± 7.8
 63.6 ± 37.44
 46.92 ± 28.6
 1.62 ± 0.35
 1.55 ± 0.42
3
 0.88 ± 0.2
 0.82 ± 0.22
 45 ± 10.2
 41.75 ± 9
 57.6 ± 34.25
 63.1 ± 28.93
 1.37 ± 0.57
 1.61 ± 0.38
4
 0.88 ± 0.18
 0.82 ± 0.2
 44.29 ± 6.29
 39.92 ± 11.4
 60.57 ± 26.57
 57.75 ± 31.22
 1.46 ± 0.4
 1.48 ± 0.27
P
 0.88
 0.0001*
 0.25
 0.54
 0.60



log G*,100 radians/s
 tan δ, 1 radian/s
 tan δ, 100 radians/s

Time (hours)

C
 F
 C
 F
 C
 F
0

1.65 ± 0.24
 1.61 ± 0.42
 0.51 ± 0.12
 0.51 ± 0.19
 0.73 ± 0.22
 0.84 ± 0.41
1

1.68 ± 0.3
 1.71 ± 0.38
 0.57 ± 0.14
 0.54 ± 0.25
 0.75 ± 0.23
 0.79 ± 0.34
2

1.67 ± 0.35
 1.69 ± 0.26
 0.49 ± 0.13
 0.61 ± 0.26
 0.86 ± 0.27
 0.78 ± 0.26
3

1.40 ± 0.36
 1.71 ± 0.32
 0.47 ± 0.15
 0.63 ± 0.36
 0.63 ± 0.17
 0.72 ± 0.16
4

1.51 ± 0.23
 1.62 ± 0.25
 0.6 ± 0.15
 0.57 ± 0.14
 0.66 ± 0.22
 0.82 ± 0.39
P

0.16
 0.16
 0.14

Abbreviations: C, control group; CA, contact angle; CC, cough clearance; F, furosemide group; MCT, mucociliary transport. *P < 0.05.

Kondo et al. Critical Care 2002 6:81   doi:10.1186/cc1458