Clinical Study
Pulmonary Function Tests in Emergency Department Pediatric Patients with Acute Wheezing/Asthma Exacerbation
Table 2
Summarized and statistical data for pulmonary function tests (PFT).
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LBI: labored breathing index; PhRTB: phase relation during total breath; ETCO2: end-tidal CO2; : time to peak tidal expiratory flow; : total expiratory time; : volume at peak tidal expiratory flow; : expired tidal volume. * value comparing the admitted versus discharged patients; one-tailed -test. ** value comparing the admitted versus discharged patients; two-tailed t-test (). ξ value comparing admitted and discharged patients to predicted controls; two-tailed -test, (). Predicted values based on known healthy controls . |