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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 5 Respiratory and ventilatory parameters before and after paracentesis

From: Large-volume paracentesis effects plasma disappearance rate of indo-cyanine green in critically ill patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis and intraabdominal hypertension

Respiratory and ventilatory parameters

 

Before paracentesis

After paracentesis

p value

 

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

 

PaO2/FiO2

220 (126–271)

247 (138–321)

< 0.001

OI (cmH2O/mmHg)

8.0 (4.8–12.3)

5.8 (3.8–11.1)

< 0.001

TV (mL)

491 (337–542)

530 (414–590)

0.001

Cdyn (mL/cmH2O)

41 (21–46)

49 (24–65)

< 0.001

Respiratory rate (min−1)

24 (18–26)

22 (16–26)

0.062

PaCO2

36.7 (32.6–46.4)

37.0 (32.7–41.2)

0.115

  1. OI oxygenation index, TV tidal volume, Cdyn dynamic respiratory system compliance, PaCO2 arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide
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