Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2012; 18(35): 4912-4916
Published online Sep 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i35.4912
Table 3 PaO2, SaO2 and alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (A-a G) before, at the end and 3 mo after treatment among patients who could tolerate pentoxifylline (mean ± SD)
VariablesPaO2SaO2A-a G
Baseline73.3 ± 9.3393.33 ± 6.2840.10 ± 18.09
End of treatment97.0 ± 3.7997.66 ± 1.5020.73 ± 9.46
Three months after treatment71.83 ± 21.4790.5 ± 8.643.68 ± 24.30
P value0.021, 0.0220.041, 0.0520.021, 0.022