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Table 2 Measurements of cough pressure at five sites

From: Rectal, central venous, gastric and bladder pressures versus esophageal pressure for the measurement of cough strength: a prospective clinical comparison

Patient No.

Maneuver No.

Pes

Pga

Pcv

Pbl

Prec

1

1

85.3

97.4

97.6

95.9

87

2

84.6

85.2

93.8

92

82.7

3

83.2

95

90.9

95.4

88.9

2

1

58.2

52.9

65.8

55.4

51.3

2

77.3

78

79.2

83.1

74.6

3

73.8

56.7

72.5

59.6

55.1

3

1

132.8

128.8

127.9

141.1

114.5

2

137.7

132.5

144.4

153.6

121.5

3

147.9

146.2

143.8

160.8

135.2

4

1

81.7

82.1

82.3

84.2

81.2

2

85.5

89.2

95

90.4

88.9

3

104

93.2

101.9

95.1

92.1

5

1

74.6

70

66.6

78.2

69.3

2

91.9

90.1

85.3

91

89.4

3

91.3

83.1

91.2

100.6

82.6

6

1

102.9

101.9

99.8

111.9

100.1

2

108.3

104.6

105.3

115.5

102.9

3

112.4

105.3

101.9

117.7

102.9

7

1

110.5

116.5

106.9

128.1

115.9

2

125.9

140.3

121.7

150.4

138.5

3

118.5

131.3

114.9

142

131

8

1

148.5

168.8

156.5

167.9

143.3

2

132.5

152.2

137.7

158

146.9

3

148.8

167.3

154

152.8

162.4

9

1

121.6

128.4

123.1

137.15

127.2

2

152.9

166.4

158.5

178.25

164.9

3

140.9

159.8

143.9

169.65

157.5

  1. Values are in cmH2O. Bold-face values identify the maneuver that generated the maximum Pes
  2. Pes esophageal pressure, Pga gastric pressure, Pcv central venous pressure, Pbl bladder pressure, Prec rectal pressure