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. 2019 Jan-Mar;9(1):36–42. doi: 10.4103/IJCIIS.IJCIIS_40_18

Table 4.

Serial clinical and arterial blood gas parameters in acute hypoxic respiratory failure without acute respiratory distress syndrome group receiving noninvasive ventilation

Non-ARDS (n=23)
Intubated (n=8)
Nonintubated (n=15)
0 h 1 h 4 h 0 h 1 h 4 h
HR (beats/min) 117.87±15.04 109.75±10.81; P=0.009 108.75±12.23;P=0.003 126.20±16.18 120.13±14.29; P=0.0001 116±13.52; P=0.0001
RR (breaths/min) 38.87±5.22 33.50±4.37; P=0.003 33.25±4.89; P=0.0001 36.13±3.09 33.33±4.11; P=0.013 31.53±4.67; P=0.001
pH 7.36±0.03 7.35±0.03; P=0.43 7.32±0.03; P=0.08 7.37±0.03 7.38±0.04; P=0.28 7.36±0.03; P=0.64
PCO2 (mmHg) 35.62±2.97 33.87±4.15; P=0.13 34.37±4.37; P=0.31 33±7.54 32.45±4.99; P=0.60 32.93±5.56; P=0.97
PO2 (mmHg) 61.37±9.60 72.67±16.19; P=0.048 75.50±10.47; P=0.012 88.66±31.78 109.21±30.17; P=0.039 126.93±33.29; P=0.001
IPAP (cmH2O) 7.25±2.60 14.50±1.41; P=0.0001 16±1.06; P=0.0001 8.13±2.32 14±1.30; P=0.0001 15.73±1.03; P=0.0001
EPAP (cmH2O) 5±0.75 5±1.06; P=0.001 7.25±1.03; P=0.002 4.80±0.86 4.93±1.27; P=0.78 6.40±0.82; P=0.0001
PaO2/FiO2 147.25±9.45 120.4±13.84; P=0.013 127.53±29.84; P=0.001 208.73±8.1 179.53±17.91; P=0.022 209.64±23.22; P=0.0001

HR: Heart rate, RR: Respiratory rate, PaO2/FiO2: Arterial oxygen pressure/fraction of inspired oxygen, PaCO2: Arterial carbon dioxide pressure, PO2: Arterial oxygen pressure, IPAP: Inspiratory pressure, EPAP: Expiratory pressure, ARDS: Acute respiratory distress syndrome