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Table 2 Arterial blood gas and haemoglobin analyses of 43 patients with PAVMs before and after embolization

From: Evaluation of percutaneous transcatheter embolization for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations

 

PaO2 (mmHg)

PaCO2 (mmHg)

SaO2 (%)

Hb (g/L)

Preoperation

73.32 ± 10.70

38.21 ± 4.74

89.29 ± 3.97

13.68 ± 1.36

Postoperation

87.71 ± 5.66a

38.28 ± 3.85

96.04 ± 1.86a

13.13 ± 1.21

  1. Hb, haemoglobin; PaCO2, arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PaO2, arterial partial pressure of oxygen; SaO2, arterial oxygen saturation
  2. aPaired t-test showed significant differences between the pre-operation and post-operation values (p < 0.01); 1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa
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