Table 1: Patients’ baseline clinical characteristics.
|
Parameter |
n = 20 |
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Age (years) |
66.2 ± 11.8 |
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Gender |
|
|
|
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Male sex |
16 (80.0%) |
|
Diabetes |
5 (25.0%) |
|
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Hypertension |
16 (80.0%) |
|
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Active smoking |
4 (20.0%) |
|
|
History of coronary artery disease |
2 (10.0%) |
|
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Peripheral artery disease |
1 (5.0%) |
|
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Oral anticoagulation use |
2 (10.0%) |
|
|
O2 requirement |
20 (100%) |
|
|
Arterial blood gas analysis |
|
|
|
|
pH |
7.41 ± 0.08 |
|
|
PaO2 mmHg |
73.9 ± 15.9 |
|
|
PaCO2 mmHg |
36.75 ± 9.25 |
|
|
HCO3 mmol/l |
24±1 |
|
|
O2 saturation (%) |
88±9 |