| Liver patients | Control subjects | p† |
n = 9 | n = 21 |
| |
Ers, cm H2O/L | 14.4 ± 9.3 | 9.58 ± 0.58 | <0.02 |
Ers/1% VC, cm H2O/L | 0.37 ± 11 | 0.25 ± 0.01 | <0.01 |
Vt, L | 0.59 ± 0.25 | 0.75 ± 0.05 | <0.02 |
Vt/Ti, L/s | 0.41 ± 0.12 | 0.35 ± 0.09 | NS |
Ti/Ttot | 0.41 ± 0.04 | 0.41± 0.05 | NS |
V’E, L/min | 9.97 ± 3.53 | 8.36 ± 1.86 | NS |
P0.1, cm H2O | 1.62 ± 0.67 | 0.91 ± 0.38 | 0.02 |
P0.1/(Vt/Ti), cm H2O/L/s | 4.19 ± 1.31 | 2.65 ± 1.06 | 0.02 |
Pimax, cm H2O | 39.5 ± 17 | 109.2 ± 33.5 | 0.001 |
P0.1/Pimax, % | 5.01 ± 2.66 | 0.93 ± 0.54 | 0.001 |
Pemax, cm H2O | 62.7 ± 22.4 | 114.7 ± 37.3 | <0.01 |