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Table 3 Patient clinical course during ICU stay

From: The use of a novel cleaning closed suction system reduces the volume of secretions within the endotracheal tube as assessed by micro-computed tomography: a randomized clinical trial

 

Day 1 treatment

Controls

Day 2 treatment

Controls

Day 3 treatment

Controls

mCPIS

3 (2–5)

3 (3–5)

3 (1–4)

3 (2–5)

3 (2–4)

3 (2–4)

PaO2/FiO2 ratio

240 ± 75

215 ± 80

250 ± 72

204 ± 74

226 ± 61

199 ± 76

Body temperature (°C)

37.0 (36.5–37.3)

37.1 (36.5–37.5)

37 (36.3–37.7)

37.0 (36.3–37.4)

37 (36.8–37.5)

37.1 (36.7–37.7)

WBC, n × 109/L

8.8 (6.4–14.5)

9.2 (7.5–14.6)

10 (6.2–16.2)

10.4 (7.6–14.6)

8.3 (3.3–12.6)

8.5 (7.4–12)

PCT, ng/ml

7.4 (2.1–20.8)

1.8 (0.6–27.6)

2.8 (0.5–11.1)

1.8 (0.4–13.1)

1.91 (0.39–12.91)

1.2 (0.3–7.3)

RX score, n fields

1 (1–2)

2 (1–3)

2 (1–2)

2 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

TV, mL

500 ± 110

470 ± 100

430 ± 60

400 ± 90

460 ± 80

475 ± 140

PEEP, cmH2O

8 (7–10)

10 (7–12)

8 (6–10)

9 (8–11)

8 (7–10)

9 (8–13)

CPL, mL/cmH2O

46 (34–60)

46 (35–61)

47 (30–66)

41 (33-50)

50 (35–64)

44 (30–51)

Res, cmH2O·L−1·s−1

9 (9–11)

13 (10–15)

9 (8–11)*

15 (13–15)

9 (8–9)

9 (9)

CRP

11.6 (7.1–29.9)

17.1 (7.5–32.4)

16.6 (6.6–25.7)

15.4 (8.8–22.6)

15.5 (8.9–31.3)

9.6 (6.7–22.5)

  1. mCPIS modified clinical pulmonary infection score, WBC white blood cells, PCT procalcitonin, RX score number of involved quadrants (0–4), TV tidal volume, PEEP positive end-expiratory pressure, CPL compliance, Res resistance to airflow, CRP c-reactive protein
  2. * p < 0.05 as compared to control group