Figure 2

Infection and diaphragm weakness. (A) Transdiaphragmatic twitch pressure (PdiTw) measurements for non-infected and infected patients. Data from individual patients are shown for each group on the right, while plots on the left for each group show mean (filled squares), median levels (middle line of box), 25% and 75% confidence intervals (upper and lower borders of the box) and 1% and 99% intervals (whiskers above and below the box). Infection was associated with significant lower Pdi Twitch values (*statistical significance). (B) respiratory system (RS) static compliance and (C) inspiratory airway resistance for non-infected and infected patients; there was no difference in these indices of lung function between non-infected and infected groups.