Table 2 Comparison between different subgroups of groups A as regards laboratory investigations, vital data, and clinical scores after 30 min of oxygen therapy

pH

7.39

.10

7.38

.07

7.22

.59

1.744

0.183

pCO2

55.30

23.98

46.26^a

20.27

63.52^b

25.97

3.098

0.052

pO2

66.70^a

21.48

60.87^a

13.17

89.17^b

58.40

3.810

0.027

HCO3

31.30

9.15

27.61

8.52

33.09

10.63

2.001

0.143

Be

6.47

8.41

2.68

7.17

6.51

9.35

1.594

0.211

SPO2

89.04

10.66

88.52

5.95

91.17

8.03

0.638

0.531

pulse

107.96

22.20

108.96

15.09

102.78

16.88

0.753

0.475

SBP

120.00

17.58

117.39

15.44

117.39

16.85

0.188

0.829

DBP

75.00

12.70

72.17

11.26

73.91

12.34

0.318

0.728

RR

33.48

5.11

30.48

5.78

30.09

7.91

1.946

0.151

RDOS

5.61

2.93

4.61

2.02

4.70

2.01

1.266

0.289

Borg

4.65

2.37

4.87

2.80

4.70

2.30

.049

0.953