Table 3 The mean score of oxygen saturation and RSBI in LST and CVPT groups (n = 60).
LST (n = 30) | CVPT (n = 30) | P-value* (oxygen saturation) | P-value* (RSBI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||||||
Oxygen saturation | RSBI | Oxygen saturation | RSBI | ||||
Baseline | Before the suctioning | 95 (93–96) | 38.5 (36.2–44.1) | 96 (95–97) | 35.2 (33.7–38) | 0.59 | 0.001 |
5 min after the suctioning | 95 (94.75–96) | 36.5 (33.6–41.3) | 96 (95–97) | 34.6 (32.4–38.2) | 0.33 | 0.057 | |
P-value# | 0.21 | 0.001 | 0.11 | 0.025 | ---- | ---- | |
5-minute comparisons | 5 min before the intervention | 95 (94.75–96) | 36.5 (33.6–41.3) | 96 (95–97) | 34.6 (33.4–38.3) | 0.33 | 0.057 |
5 min after the intervention | 96 (95–97) | 36.6 (34.3–44) | 96 (94.75–97) | 34.8 (32.2–36.9) | 0.312 | 0.008 | |
P-value# | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.54 | 0.309 | ---- | ---- | |
25-minute comparisons | 25 min before the intervention | 95.5 (95–97) | 38.2 (33.3–42.8) | 96 (95–97) | 34.2 (32.8–36.7) | 0.82 | 0.017 |
25 min after the intervention | 96.5 (95–98) | 37.1 (32.5–44.4) | 96 (95–97) | 34 (32.5–35.8) | 0.47 | 0.026 | |
P-value# | 0.14 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.6 | ---- | ---- | |
