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

Table 3 Comparison of changes in lung function before and after treatment

Groups	Time	Diaphragmatic range of motion in mm	ScvO2	PaO2/FiO2 in mmHg
Observation group, n = 40	Before treatment	22.28 ± 4.63	0.55 ± 0.06	176.36 ± 25.87
	After treatment	46.94 ± 5.18a	0.73 ± 0.045a	312.44 ± 29.78a
Control group, n = 40	Before treatment	23.16 ± 5.12	0.54 ± 0.05	181.54 ± 26.45
	After treatment	43.72 ± 6.06a	0.69 ± 0.02a	285.61 ± 25.94a
t value after treatment		2.554	4.697	4.296
P value after treatment		0.012	< 0.001	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05 compared with before treatment.

Data are mean ± SD. PaO₂/FiO₂: Oxygenation index; ScvO₂: Central venous oxygen saturation.