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Table 3 Arterial blood gas and shunt fraction measurements in the POD1.

From: Pleurotomy with subxyphoid pleural drain affords similar effects to pleural integrity in pulmonary function after off-pump coronary artery bypass graft

 

Group I

Group II

p value

PaO2 (mmHg)

61.95 ± 6.71

63.61 ± 6.59

0.29

PaCO2 (mmHg)

43.05 ± 6.27

41.03 ± 5.73

0.16

Shunt fraction (%)

0.21 ± 0.07

0.19 ± 0.06

0.18

  1. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation. (PaCO2 = partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide; PaO2 = partial pressure of arterial oxygen; POD1 = postoperative day 1).
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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