Table 2 |
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Clinical variables before and after administration of recombinant human DNase |
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Variable |
Before |
After |
P |
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Heart rate (beats/min) |
150 (121–164) |
130 (115–145) |
0.06 |
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Respiratory rate |
41 (26–60) |
36 (25–40) |
0.01 |
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PCO2 (kPa) |
6.55 (5.7–8.6) |
6.00 (5.3–7.5) |
0.005 |
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FiO2 (%) |
50 (40–100) |
40 (21–75) |
<0.001 |
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Chest X-ray score |
4 (2–6) |
2 (0–4) |
<0.001 |
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Data presented as the median (interquartile range). Comparisons were made using the Wilcoxon signed rank test. |
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Hendriks et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R351 doi:10.1186/cc3544 |
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