Efficacy of manual hyperinflation on arterial blood gases in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy

Table 1 Demographic and baseline clinical characteristics of patients in both groups

Characteristics	Group A (supine-lying position) (n = 20)	Group B (side-lying position) (n = 20)	P value
Age (years)	48.2 ± 6.38	51.85 ± 7.31	0.1
Weight (kg)	82.2 ± 6.17	80.25 ± 6.67	0.34
Height (cm)	173.45 ± 4.72	172.8 ± 5.13	0.67
BMI (kg/m²)	27.32 ± 1.71	26.88 ± 2.17	0.48
Side of ventilator-associated pneumonia
Right	14 (17%)	16 (87%)	0.46
Left	6 (30%)	4 (13%)	0.46
PaO₂ (mmHg)	79.3 ± 5.01	81.16 ± 4.96	0.24
PaCO₂ (mmHg)	40.8 ± 3.66	42.37 ± 2.96	0.14
SaO₂ (%)	94.15 ± 1.03	94.5 ± 0.9	0.26
PaO₂/FiO₂	206.93 ± 8.46	206.44 ± 11.33	0.87
PH	7.38 ± 0.03	7.37 ± 0.02	0.13

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%) (in case of side of ventilator-associated pneumonia)
BMI body mass index, PaCO₂ partial pressure of carbon dioxide, PaO₂ partial pressure of oxygen, PaO₂/FiO₂ ratio of partial pressure of oxygen and fraction of inspired oxygen, SaO₂ oxygen saturation