Table 3: Forced Cough Expiratory Flow results. Mean and highest record: mean
and highest value of the three series of forced cough peak expiratory flow
before extubation.
|
Cough Expiratory Flow |
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|
All Patients |
Successful Extubation
(n = 90) |
Failed Extubation
(n = 11) |
P Value |
|
|
Median (L/min) ± SD |
Median (L/min) ± SD |
Median (L/min) ± SD |
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|
Mean Record |
29 ± 21.44 |
30.15 ± 20.74 |
3.30 ± 26.61 |
0.21 |
|
Highest Record |
33 ± 24.28 |
33 ± 23.73 |
10 ± 29.49 |
0.55 |