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Table 2 Frequency distribution of the sample according to their medical characteristics’ data (n = 73)

From: Effects of manual hyperinflation with rib cage compression and endotracheal suctioning on arterial blood gas parameters in mechanically ventilated patients at a university hospital, Egypt

Item

Number

Percent

Medical diagnosis

 Respiratory

48

65.8

 Cardiac

6

8.2

 Neurology

8

11

 GIT

5

6.8

 Renal

4

5.5

 Surgical

2

2.7

Medical history

 None

19

26

 DM

3

4.1

 HTN

3

4.1

 IHD

6

8.2

 Liver impairment

4

5.5

 Renal impairment

7

9.6

 CVS

1

1.4

 Cancer

1

1.4

 COPD

3

4