Table 3 |
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Values of arterial blood gas and respiratory rate |
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IPV (n = 16) |
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Inclusion |
Post IPV session |
p-value |
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Arterial pH |
7.37 |
7.38 |
NS |
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PaCO2 (Torr) |
57.6 ± 4.5 |
53.5 ± 2.3 |
<0.05 |
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PaO2 (Torr)a |
56.9 ± 3.0 |
61.0 ± 0.8 |
<0.05 |
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RR (breaths/min) |
36 ± 2 |
31 ± 2 |
<0.05 |
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Measurements were taken at inclusion and at the end of the first intrapulmonary percussive ventilation session (post IPV session; in the thirtieth minute). aOxygen flow was not changed between both periods and was 2.0 ± 0.5 l/min. IPV, intrapulmonary percussive ventilation; RR, respiratory rate; NS, not statistically significant. |
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Vargas et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R382 doi:10.1186/cc3724 |
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