Table 1.
Variables for seven AECOPD patients on day 1, 3 and 7 (mean ± S.D.)
| Variables | AECOPD on day 1 | AECOPD on day 3 | AECOPD on day 7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cough severeness | 1.571 ± 1.134 | 0 | 0 |
| Sputum | 2 ± 1.528 | 1 ± 1.414 | 0.429 ± 0.535 |
| Chest pressure | 2.857 ± 1.069 | 0.286 ± 0.488 | 0 |
| Short breathiness | 2.286 ± 0.756 | 0.571 ± 0.787 | 0.143 ± 0.378 |
| Limitation of activity | 1.429 ± 1.512 | 0.429 ± 0.787 | 0 |
| Orthopnoea at night | 1.429 ± 1.902 | 0.143 ± 0.378 | 0 |
| Oedema of lower limbs | 1.143 ± 1.952 | 0 | 0 |
| Fever (°C) | 0.571 ± 1.512 | 0 | 0 |
| Duration of fever | 0.571 ± 1.512 | 0 | 0 |
| Consciousness | 0.286 ± 0.756 | 0 | 0 |
| Appetite | 1 ± 0.816 | 0.429 ± 0.535 | 0.143 ± 0.378 |
| Stool and urine | 0.571 ± 1.512 | 0 | 0 |
| Hypertension | 2.857 ± 1.574 | 0 | 0 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 0.286 ± 0.756 | 0 | 0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | 3.429 ± 0.976 | 0 | 0 |
| Temperature (°C) | 0 | 0.286 ± 0.488 | 0.143 ± 0.378 |
| Heart rate(beat/minute) | 2.857 ± 1.952 | 1.143 ± 1.952 | 1.143 ± 1.952 |
| Respiratory rate(/minute) | 2.714 ± 1.254 | 1.571 ± 1.813 | 1.429 ± 1.397 |
| Blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.714 ± 0.951 | 0.429 ± 0.787 | 0.143 ± 0.378 |
| Nutrition | 1.286 ± 1.254 | 1±1.414 | 1 ± 1.414 |
| Barrel chest | 1.714 ± 2.138 | 1.143 ± 1.952 | 1.143 ± 1.952 |
| Rales | 1.714 ± 0.756 | 0.571 ± 0.787 | 0.571 ± 0.787 |
| Haemoglobin (g/l) | 0.143 ± 0.378 | 0.286 ± 0.488 | 0.286 ± 0.488 |
| WBC (χ109/l) | 1.286 ± 1.89 | 1.143 ± 1.952 | 1.714 ± 2.138 |
| Neutrophil percentage (%) | 4 | 2.857 ± 1.952 | 3.429 ± 1.512 |
| Platelet (χ109/l) | 0.571 ± 1.512 | 1.143 ± 1.952 | 1.286 ± 1.89 |
| Albumin (g/l) | 0.857 ± 1.574 | 0.286 ± 0.756 | 1 ± 1 |
| Bilirubin (μmol/l) | 0.143 ± 0.378 | 0.143 ± 0.378 | 0.143 ± 0.378 |
| Urea (mmol/l) | 0.714 ± 1.496 | 1.143 ± 1.574 | 1 ± 1.528 |
| HDL (mmol/l) | 0.571 ± 1.512 | 0 | 0 |
| Na (mmol/l) | 0.571 ± 1.512 | 0.857 ± 1.464 | 0.857 ± 1.464 |
| K (mmol/l) | 0 | 0 | 0.571 ± 1.512 |
| Cl (mmol/l) | 0.571 ± 1.512 | 0 | 0 |
| Ca (mmol/l) | 0.571 ± 1.512 | 0 | 0 |
| Glycosylated haemoglobin, HbA1c (%) | 0.286 ± 0.756 | 0.286 ± 0.756 | 0.286 ± 0.756 |
| pH | 1.714 ± 2.138 | 0.571 ± 1.512 | 1.143 ± 1.952 |
| PaO2 (mmHg) | 1 ± 0.816 | 0.857 ± 0.69 | 1 ± 1.414 |
| PaCO2 (mmHg) | 2.857 ± 1.952 | 2.286 ± 2.138 | 1.286 ± 1.89 |
| SaO2 (%) | 0.571 ± 0.535 | 0.429 ± 0.535 | 0.143 ± 0.378 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) | 0.714 ± 1.496 | 0.571 ± 1.512 | 0.857 ± 1.464 |
| C-reactive protein, CRP (mg/l) | 0.571 ± 0.787 | 0.714 ± 1.496 | 0.286 ± 0.756 |
| Lung consolidation | 1.857 ± 1.676 | 0.143 ± 0.378 | 0.286 ± 0.488 |
| Enlargement of lymph nodes | 0.571 ± 1.512 | 0 | 0 |
| Pleural effusion | 1.429 ± 1.813 | 0.143 ± 0.378 | 0.286 ± 0.488 |
| Emphysema | 2.286 ± 2.138 | 2.667 ± 2.066 | 2.667 ± 2.066 |