Table 3.
Decreases in pneumonias and infiltrates during and after as compared to prior stimulation times Left to right: 4 sets of columns: patient identification number, and numbers of clinical pneumonias, chest radiographs and months followup, before, during and after stimulation. CP: clinical pneumonias (before, B, during, D, and after, A, stimulation); INF:number of cumulative infiltrates; CXR: number of chest radiographs during observation time; F/U: follow up (months); rec: recurring; est: estimated (based on pneumonia counts); Patients #s 2,4 and 5 had home use of the stimulator. Clinical information: referring physican, patient, family and medical records.
| P | CPB | CXR | INF | F/U | CPD | CXR | INF | F/U | CPA | CXR | INF | F/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | > 3 | 3 | 3 est | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 | > 2 | 2 | 2 est | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | rec | 5 | 3 | 9 | rec | 9 | 9 | 8 | rec | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | > 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | > 5 | 19 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 10 |