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Table 3 Association between bronchoalveolar lavage fluid lymphocytes ≥20% and decreased mortality

From: Prognostic value of lymphocyte counts in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with acute respiratory failure: a retrospective cohort study

 

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

P value

1-year mortality

 P/F ratio

0.996 (0.990–1.00)

0.18

 Interstitial lung disease

0.375 (0.133–0.926)

0.033

 BALF lymphocytes ≥20%

0.0929 (0.0147–0.323)

<0.0001

90-day mortality

 P/F ratio

0.997 (0.991–1.00)

0.27

 Interstitial lung disease

0.371 (0.120–0.964)

0.041

 BALF lymphocytes ≥20%

0.177 (0.041–0.534)

0.0012

  1. BALF Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, CI Confidence interval, P/F PaO2/FiO2
  2. P values were calculated using a multivariate logistic regression analysis
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Journal of Intensive Care

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