Research Article
Assessment of Some Inflammatory Biomarkers as Predictors of Outcome of Acute Respiratory Failure on Top of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Evaluation of the Role of Bacteria
Table 3
Comparison between the levels of studied biomarkers according to the response to NIV.
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IL-6: interleukin 6, IL-8: interleukin 8, CRP: C-reactive protein, NIV: noninvasive ventilation, *significant at P ≤ 0.05 between the responders and nonresponders. |