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Table 2 Comparison of the GI index between the COPD group and the non-COPD group

From: Electrical impedance tomography for titration of positive end-expiratory pressure in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Group

EIT GI index

ARDSnet protocol GI index

T

P-value

COPD

0.397 ± 0.04

0.446 ± 0.052

3.571

0.001

Non-COPD

0.45 ± 0.038

0.477 ± 0.021

1.946

0.063

  1. The data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation
  2. ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, EIT electrical impedance tomography, GI global inhomogeneity
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