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Table 1 Reason for mechanical ventilation in 35 patients

From: Changes in regional distribution of lung sounds as a function of positive end-expiratory pressure

Reason for intubation

N

%

Pneumonia

8

23

Acute respiratory failure

7

20

Severe chest trauma

3

9

Interstitial lung disease

2

6

Cerebrovascular accident

2

6

Congestive heart failure

2

6

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

2

6

Pancreatitis

2

6

Head trauma

2

6

Others*

5

14

  1. *Sepsis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, myasthenia gravis, failure to wean, mesenterial ischemia.
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