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Fig. 1 | Critical Care

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From: Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid dilution in ICU patients: what we should know and what we should do

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a Correlation between PaO2/FiO2 and urea plasma/urea BALF. b Comparison of urea plasma/urea BALF in different PaO2/FiO2 groups. c Correlation between FEV1/FEV1 predicted and urea plasma/urea BALF in patients with COPD. d Comparison of urea plasma/urea BALF in different FEV1/FEV1 predicted groups in patients with COPD. *P <0.05 in each group. Abbreviations: BALF bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in the first second, FiO2 fractional concentration of inspired oxygen, PaO2 partial pressure of arterial oxygen.

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