From: Short and long term treatment of asthma with intravenous nutrients
 |  |  |  |  | % Predicted | % Predicted | % Predicted | % Predicted | % Predicted | ||||||||||
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Patient |  |  |  |  | FVC (L) | FEV 1 (L) | PEF (L/S) | FEF 25–75 (L/S) | FEF 75–85 (L/S) | ||||||||||
 | Sex | Age | Mos. | # IVs per pt. | Pre | Post | % | Pre | Post | % | Pre | Post | % | Pre | Post | % | Pre | Post | % |
B, M. | F | 57 | 9.5 | 11 | 73 | 97 | 33% | 56 | 78 | 39% | 89 | 109 | 22% | 26 | 41 | 58% | 29 | 40 | 38% |
B, C | M | 31 | 2.3 | 8 | 34 | 97 | 185% | 39 | 69 | 77% | 30 | 53 | 77% | 17 | 45 | 165% | 13 | 52 | 300% |
D, K | F | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 119 | 143 | 20% | 94 | 96 | 2% | 95 | 134 | 41% | 54 | 37 | -31% | Not done | ||
G, W. | M | 74 | 3.5 | 4 | 48 | 67 | 40% | 25 | 57 | 128% | 16 | 93 | 481% | 11 | 34 | 209% | 38 | 54 | 42% |
G, L. | F | 63 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 82 | 64% | 36 | 65 | 81% | 51 | 56 | 10% | 17 | 35 | 106% | 21 | 36 | 71% |
H, K. | F | 55 | 5.3 | 11 | 61 | 105 | 72% | 41 | 97 | 137% | 56 | 120 | 114% | 18 | 38 | 111% | 20 | 43 | 115% |
L, L. | F | 53 | 0.3 | 2 | 40 | 87 | 118% | 42 | 69 | 64% | 50 | 47 | -6% | 38 | 47 | 24% | 62 | 49 | -21% |
O, M. | F | 48 | 19 | 4 | 72 | 90 | 25% | 63 | 98 | 56% | 60 | 88 | 47% | 42 | 114 | 171% | 42 | 145 | 245% |
P, R. | M | 77 | 1 | 6 | 65 | 88 | 35% | 66 | 89 | 35% | 73 | 92 | 26% | 57 | 80 | 40% | 165 | 171 | 4% |
R, B. | F | 49 | 0.2 | 3 | 59 | 72 | 22% | 59 | 71 | 20% | 44 | 80 | 82% | 61 | 70 | 15% | 67 | 49 | -27% |
S, L. | F | 64 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 86 | 41% | 41 | 64 | 56% | 73 | 113 | 55% | 16 | 24 | 50% | 27 | 22 | -19% |
S, W. | M | 44 | 16 | 13 | 45 | 98 | 118% | 35 | 77 | 120% | 34 | 98 | 188% | 21 | 45 | 114% | 31 | 46 | 48% |
W, G. | F | 70 | 0.2 | 2 | 65 | 74 | 14% | 38 | 64 | 68% | 16 | 47 | 194% | 20 | 42 | 110% | 21 | 64 | 205% |
Average | Â | 54 | 5.82 | 6.77 | 61 | 91 | 50% | 49 | 76 | 57% | 53 | 87 | 64% | 31 | 50 | 64% | 45 | 64 | 44% |
Ave. # IVs per patient per month | 1.16 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||||
Average Overall Improvement | 57% | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |