Automated Oxygen Delivery in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure: A Pilot Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Parameter</td><td class="align_center"><i>N</i> or mean ± SD</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Number of patients</td><td class="align_center">23</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Age (years)</td><td class="align_center">72.91 ± 13.91</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Gender (M/F)</td><td class="align_center">12/11</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PaO<sub>2</sub> (mmHg)</td><td class="align_center">68.73 ± 11.90</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PCO<sub>2</sub> (mmHg)</td><td class="align_center">44.56 ± 8.73</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">pH (range)</td><td class="align_center">7.43 ± 0.36 (7.38–7.48)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">P<sub>(A-a)</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (mmHg)</td><td class="align_center">113.34 ± 53.31</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>Arterial blood gas analysis results correspond to the measurements just before the application of the device.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Clinical characteristics of the patients studied.</div>

Canadian Respiratory Journal

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Table 1: Automated Oxygen Delivery in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure: A Pilot Study 