Effect of early stepwise cardiopulmonary rehabilitation on function and quality of life in sepsis patients

Table 2 Comparison of changes in cardiac function before and after treatment

Groups	Time	CVP in cmH2O	cTnI in μg/L	BNP in pg/mL
Observation group, n = 40	Before treatment	3.36 ± 1.12	5.52 ± 1.03	825.34 ± 227.87
	After treatment	10.67 ± 2.28a	1.83 ± 0.48a	478.96 ± 153.54a
Control group, n = 40	Before treatment	3.54 ± 1.38	5.48 ± 0.86	846.59 ± 268.35
	After treatment	8.32 ± 2.08a	2.25 ± 0.96a	618.15 ± 166.82a
t value After treatment		4.815	2.474	3.882
P value After treatment		< 0.001	0.015	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05 compared with before treatment.

Data are mean ± SD. BNP: Brain natriuretic peptide; cTnI: Cardiac troponin I; CVP: Central venous pressure.