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Table 2 Results of the measurement by thermodilution technique

From: Difference in pulmonary permeability between indirect and direct acute respiratory distress syndrome assessed by the transpulmonary thermodilution technique: a prospective, observational, multi-institutional study

 

ARDSexp

ARDSp

p value

n = 56

n = 117

 

Day 0

   

ITBI

1,067 ± 236

1,015 ± 270

.09

EVLWI

17.8 ± 6.6

19.0 ± 7.1

.20

PVPI

2.9 ± 1.3

3.3 ± 1.3

.008

Day 1

   

ITBI

1,069 ± 309

1,019 ± 279

.37

EVLWI

17.0 ± 8.0

18.0 ± 7.0

.16

PVPI

2.8 ± 1.5

3.2 ± 1.2

.01

Day 2

   

ITBI

1,095 ± 263

1,078 ± 313

.41

EVLWI

14.9 ± 6.0

17.6 ± 7.8

.02

PVPI

2.4 ± 1.0

2.9 ± 1.3

.01

  1. Values are given as mean ± standard deviation. ARDSexp acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to extrapulmonary cause, ARDSp acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to pulmonary cause, ITBI intrathoracic blood volume index, EVLWI extravascular lung water index, PVPI pulmonary vascular permeability index.
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Journal of Intensive Care

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