Bronchus-blocked ultrasound-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (BUS-PTNB) for intubated patients with severe lung diseases

Table 1 Patients's preprocedural clinical information

Patient	Age (yrs)	Gender	Underlying disease	Microbial tests		Initial diagnosis	VT (ml)/PEEP(cmH₂O)	PaO₂ to FiO₂ ratio	APACHE II
Patient	Age (yrs)	Gender	Underlying disease	Sample	Results	Initial diagnosis	VT (ml)/PEEP(cmH₂O)	PaO₂ to FiO₂ ratio	APACHE II
Patient 1	48	M	–	BALF	PCP	Pneumonia	420/10	185.2 (92.6/50)	17
Patient 2	53	M	VTE	sputum	Candida glabra	Pneumonia	400/10	96 (76.8/80)	11
Patient 2	53	M	VTE	sputum	Acinetobacter Baumannii	Pneumonia	400/10	96 (76.8/80)	11
Patient 3	67	M	Bronchiectasis	sputum	Aspergillus fumigatus	NTM	480/5	210.5 (84.2/40)	35
Patient 3	67	M	Bronchiectasis	sputum	Klebsiella pneumoniae	NTM	480/5	210.5 (84.2/40)	35
Patient 4	71	M	–	sputum	Candida albicans	TB	450/10	131 (91.7/70)	7

VT tidal volume, PEEP positive end expiratory pressure, PaO₂ oxygen tension, FiO₂ fraction of inspiration O₂, APACHE II acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II, BALF bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, PCP pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, VTE venous thrombus embolism, NTM nontuberculous mycobacteria, TB tuberculosis

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