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Table 2 Radiological findings with respect to invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation

From: The interrelations of radiologic findings and mechanical ventilation in community acquired pneumonia patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a multicentre retrospective study

Radiological findings

NIV

IMV

 

n

%

p

n

%

p

Chest X Ray

(n=152)

 

(n=98)

 

  Consolidation

135

88.8

ns

89

90.8

ns

  Interstitial involvement

40

26.3

ns

23

23.5

ns

  Cavity

1

0.7

ns

5

5.1

0.03

  Abscess

0

-

-

2

2.1

ns

  Multilobar involvement

59

42.4

ns

45

54.2

ns

  Bilateral involvement

63

41.4

ns

42

42.9

ns

Computerized tomography

(n=21)

(n=19)

  Consolidation

10

47.6

<0.001

16

84.2

ns

  Interstitial involvement

12

57.1

ns

8

42.1

ns

  Cavity

0

-

-

0

-

-

  Abscess

0

-

-

0

-

-

  Multilobar involvement

6

28.6

ns

6

31.6

ns

  Bilateral involvement

8

38.1

ns

11

57.9

ns

  1. ns: not significant.
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Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

ISSN: 1476-0711

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