Research Article
Respiratory Impairment after Early Red Cell Transfusion in Pediatric Patients with ALI/ARDS
Table 2
Pulmonary indices.
| Indices | Transfused | Control | P value |
| P/F ratio pre | | | 0.922 | P/F ratio post | | | 0.001 | P/F ratio 96 hr | | | 0.332 | OI pre | | | 0.590 | OI post | | | 0.001 | OI 96 hr | | | 0.302 | % change in MAP | +27.3 | +14.3 | 0.165 | Ventilator days | | | 0.000 | Median PEEP 24 hrs later | 10 Range (5–15) | 9 Range (5–14) | 0.241 |
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P/F: PaO2/FiO2, OI: oxygenation index (/PaO2), MAP: mean airway pressure. t-test was done to compare transfused and control values.
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