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Table 4 Change in P/F ratio one week after treatment initiation

From: Efficacy of recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin for the treatment of acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a single arm, non-randomized prospective clinical trial

  

Day 1

Day 8

P/F ratio

rhTM group

168 ± 56*,**

215 ± 88*,***

Untreated group

183 ± 47**

157 ± 55***

  1. Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation
  2. P/F ratio PaO2/FiO2 ratio
  3. rhTM recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin
  4. *The mean P/F ratio of the rhTM group on day8 was significantly higher than on day1 (two-way ANOVA, p = 0.01)
  5. **The difference between the group mean P/F ratios on day 1 was not significant (two-way ANOVA, p = 0.5)
  6. ***The difference between the group mean P/F ratios on day 8 was not significant (two-way ANOVA, p = 0.07)