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Table 2 Change in arterial blood gas (room air)

From: A strategy for pulmonary resection after contralateral diaphragm plication: a surgical case report

 

Preoperative

After diaphragm plication

pH

7.430

7.419

PaO2 (mmHg)

79.3

93.7

PaCO2 (mmHg)

45.4

42.4

BE (mmol/L)

4.5

2.1

SaO2 (%)

96.5

97.6

  1. PaO2 arterial blood oxygen partial pressure, PaCO2 arterial blood carbon dioxide partial pressure, BE base excess, SaO2 arterial oxygen saturation