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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the patients

From: A pilot survey on the quality of life in respiratory rehabilitation carried out in COPD patients with severe respiratory failure: preliminary data of a novel Inpatient Respiratory Rehabilitation Questionnaire (IRRQ)

Parameters

 

Patients undergoing NIMV (n)

12

Patients with tracheostomy (n)

6

FEV1 (% predicted, mean±SD)

48.8±6.4

PaO2 (mmHg, mean±SD)

50.19±8.93

PCO2 (mmHg, mean±SD)

49.82±9.11

  1. FEV1,Forced expiratory volume; NIMV, Non Invasive Mechanical Ventilation.
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