. 2017 Apr 22;7(3):e44619. doi: 10.5812/aapm.44619

Table 4. Comparison of Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Measurements and hemodynamic parameters between the Intervention and Control Groups.

Parameters	Groups	During Mechanical Ventilation	P Value	During Spontaneous Ventilation	P Value	After Extubation	P Value
pH	Intervention	7.38 ± 0.54	0.08	7.35 ± 0.04	0.24	7.40 ± 0.05	0.36
pH	Control	7.40 ± 0.06		7.36 ± 0.05		7.39 ± 0.05
Arterial carbon dioxide tension, mmHg	Intervention	35.14 ± 5.07	0.18	37.77 ± 4.65	0.13	34.79 ± 3.66	0.11
Arterial carbon dioxide tension, mmHg	Control	33.84 ± 5.41		36.38 ± 5.08		36.77 ± 3.49
Arterial oxygen tension, mmHg	Intervention	114.47 ± 49.65	0.24	99.37 ± 35.51	0.17	71.67 ± 20.61	0.33
Arterial oxygen tension, mmHg	Control	124.47 ± 40.91		107.46 ± 26.94		77.96 ± 23.02
Arterial bicarbonate concentration, mmol/L	Intervention	20.86 ± 2.71	0.58	20.91 ± 2.32	0.46	22.26 ± 2.21	0.63
Arterial bicarbonate concentration, mmol/L	Control	24.00 ± 2.4		20.57 ± 2.52		22.03 ± 2.34
Heart rate, beats/min	Intervention	85.56 ± 16.47	0.21	86.16 ± 13.64	0.97	82.26 ± 13.98	0.11
Heart rate, beats/min	Control	86.16 ± 13.64		86.26 ± 15.13		82.22 ± 13.70
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	Intervention	110.62 ± 15.33	0.22	118.22 ± 11.82	0.33	118.66 ± 12.75	0.81
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	Control	107.16 ± 16.71		116.76 ± 13.71		116.28 ± 13.38
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	Intervention	64.16 ± 12.91	0.21	67.21 ± 8.07	0.42	69.11 ± 8.78	0.51
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	Control	61.22 ± 12.10		67.67 ± 9.34		67.72 ± 9.34
Peak airway pressure, cmH ₂ O	Intervention	18.91 ± 4.09	0.03	14.80 ± 2.79	0.001	-
Peak airway pressure, cmH ₂ O	Control	20.74 ± 5.12		17.48 ± 4.94		-