Table 3. Arterial blood gas variables and hemodynamic variables before and after the spontaneous breathing trial for the successful (S) and filed (F) ventilator liberation groups.
| Variables | Group | SBT start | SBT end | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main effect | Interaction  (time × group)  | 
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| Time | Group | |||||
| Arterial blood pH | S | 7.49±0.03 | 7.49±0.03 | 0.351 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 
| F | 7.47±0.04 | 7.48±0.04 | ||||
| PaO2, mmHg | S | 103.5±25.4 | 98.6±30.9 | 0.499 | 0.528 | 0.799 | 
| F | 97.3±28.5 | 96±34.4 | ||||
| PaCO2, mmHg | S | 36.7±5.0 | 37.2±5.2 | 0.552 | 0.233 | 0.269 | 
| F | 35.6±6.7 | 34.5±5.9 | ||||
| Bicarbonate (HCO3–), mmol/L | S | 28.4±2.0* | 28.5±2.3* | 0.373 | 0.004 | 0.441 | 
| F | 26.1±2.7 | 26.9±2.6 | ||||
| PO2/FIO2 ratio | S | 258.7±63.5 | 246.5±77.3 | 0.499 | 0.528 | 0.799 | 
| F | 243.2±71.2 | 240±86.0 | ||||
| Mean arterial pressure, mmHg | S | 98.2±12.0 | 99.1±13.0 | 0.775 | 0.973 | 0.489 | 
| F | 98.8±7.2 | 98.4±8.8 | ||||
| Heart rate, beats/min | S | 89.0±20.6 | 94.3±15.5 | 0.659 | 0.776 | 0.095 | 
| F | 94.5±12.6 | 91.4±13.1 | ||||
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Comparison between the S and F ventilator liberation groups: *P<0.05. No significant differences were observed within each group before and after SBT. SBT, spontaneous breathing trial.