Table 1.

Demographic, DSW, and LCI data.

	Group C	Group S	p value
Age	73.1 ± 11.9	74.7 ± 11.5	0.712∗
Apache II	27.9 ± 7.4	26.5 ± 6.1	0.584∗
DSW 24th hour	4.9 (0–19.8)	8 (0.9–40.2)	0.187∗∗
DSW 48th hour	6.5 (0.8–23.2)	5.3 (1–30.2)	0.512∗∗
DSW 72nd hour	11.2 (4–32.1)	2.5 (0–18.2)	0.001∗∗
LCI initial hour	2 (1–3)	3 (0–3)	0.233∗∗
LCI 24th hour	2 (1–3)	2 (0–3)	0.116∗∗
LCI 48th hour	3 (2-3)	2 (0–3)	0.003∗∗
LCI 72nd hour	3 (1–3)	1 (0–2)	<0.001∗∗

^∗∗Mann-Whitney U (data are given as median (min–max)).

^∗ t-test (data are given as mean ± SD).

DSW: dry sputum weight. LCI: lung collapse index.