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Table 2 Effects of physical training (6 weeks) for patients ventilated > 14 days (n = 39)

From: 8th International conference on management and rehabilitation of chronic respiratory failure: the long summaries – Part 3

 

Baseline

Sixth week

 

Control group

Treatment group

Control group

Treatment group

Shoulder flexors, kg

2.0

3.2

0.9

4.5a

Elbow flexors, kg

4.5

4.3

1.1

7.3a

Knee extensors, kg

4.1

4.1

1.8

7.3a

PImax -cmH2O

38.0

46.0

30.0

60.0a

PEmax cmH2O

42.0

45.0

35.0

62.0a

FIM

 ADL

6.0

6.0

6.0

13.0a

 Mobility

5.0

5.0

5.0

9.0a

 Executive

19.0

20.0

13.0

24.0a

 Total

33.0

34.0

26.0

49.0a

  1. 8 treatment and 3 control subjects reached 12 h of ventilator free time
  2. a p < 0.05 compared with control