Is hypercapnea a predictor of better survival in the patients who underwent mechanical ventilation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

Korean J Intern Med · 2006 · PMC3891056 · PMID 16646557

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nearly significantp <0.1so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Multiple logistic regression using the stepwise forward method was used to evaluate the independent risk factors by including all the significant and nearly significant parameters ( p <0.1) The results of the logistic regression analysis are reported as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). p -values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant.

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