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Table 2 Comparison between pre- and postintervention respiratory parameters

From: Effect of positioning and expiratory rib-cage compression on atelectasis in a patient who required prolonged mechanical ventilation: a case report

Respiratory parameter

Preintervention

Postintervention

Breath sounds

Absent

Normal

Tidal volume (ml)

286

419

Minute volume (l/minute)

4.1

5.2

End-tidal CO2 (mmHg)

40

37

Oxygen saturation (%)

88

97

Maximum inspiratory flow (l/minute)

27.2

36.8