Differential Effects of Endotracheal Suctioning on Gas Exchanges in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure under Pressure-Controlled and Volume-Controlled Ventilation

Table 1

Comparison of patients’ general information between the two groups.

General information	PCV (49)	VCV (47)
Gender (M/F)	25/24	20/27	0.379	0.538
Age	57 ± 21.1	58 ± 26.2	0.207	0.836
APACHE II	17.6 ± 10.3	17.2 ± 10.1	0.192	0.848
Disease course	4.6 ± 2.0	5.1 ± 2.2	1.165	0.247
Complications	15	20	1.124	0.289

M: male; F: female; APACHE: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation.