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Table 5 Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on mortality, pneumonia onset, ICU admission, NIHSS and MRS scores at 3 months

From: Predictors of intensive care unit admission and mortality in patients with ischemic stroke: investigating the effects of a pulmonary rehabilitation program

 

PPT group

Control group

p*

NIHSS score at 3 months

5.13 ±5.198

5.86 ±5.239

0.348

MRS score at 3 months

2.5

2.04

0.211

ICU admission at 3 months

1(1.0%)

5(6.2%)

0.04

3 months mortality

2(2%)

3(3.7%)

0.507

3 months pneumonia onset

5(2.8%)

11(6.1%)

0.043

  1. PPT Pulmonary physiotherapy, ICU Intensive care unit, NIHHS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; MRS Modified Rankin scale
  2. * p < 0.05
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BMC Neurology

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