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Table 4 Chest radiograph results

From: Manual hyperinflation partly prevents reductions of functional residual capacity in cardiac surgical patients - a randomized controlled trial

 

routine MH group

(N = 46)

control group

(N = 47)

P-value

No atelectasis

8 (17)

0 (0)

P = 0.002

Plate/subsegmental atelectasis

20 (44)

22 (47)

P = 0.10

Segmental atelectasis (one of two segments)

18 (39)

23 (49)

P = 0.55

Lobar atelectasis

0 (0)

2 (4)

P = 0.16

  1. Data are presented as percentages of N (%)
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