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Table 1 Patients' characteristics

From: Automatic versus manual pressure support reduction in the weaning of post-operative patients: a randomised controlled trial

 

Total

Manual

Automatic

Age, years

61 ± 13

61 ± 13

62 ± 14

Sex, M/F

69/37

36/17

33/20

Type of surgery

   

   Cardiac

41 (38.7%)

15 (28.3%)

26 (49.1%)

   Thoracic

5 (4.7%)

3 (5.7%)

2 (3.8%)

   Abdominal

52 (49.1%)

31 (58.5%)

23 (39.6%)

   Others

8 (7.5%)

4 (7.5%)

4 (7.5%)

   TOTAL

106 (100%)

53 (100%)

53 (100%)

  1. Values of age are mean ± standard deviation. Values of gender are the number of patients of each group. In brackets are the percentages of patients in total and in each group.
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