Evaluation of extravascular lung water and cardiac function in normal vaginal delivery by intrapartum bedside ultrasound

Table 2 Examination of lung ultrasound during and after labor

	Early labor	End of the second stage of labor	2 hours postpartum	24 hours postpartum	P value
EVLW
None	28(93.33)	22(73.33)^a	17(56.67)^a	26(86.67)^c	< 0.001
Mild	2(6.67)	8(26.67)^a	13(43.33)^a	4(13.33)^c	< 0.001
Moderate	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	-
Severe	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	-
ECS	3.00(0)	4.00(2.75)^a	5.00(4.75)^ab	3.00(1.00)^bc	< 0.001

Values reported as median (interquartile range) or frequency (%) as appropriate
EVLW: extravascular lung water, ECS: echo comet score
^a Compared with the early labor, the difference is statistically significant, and after q test with Holm correction, P < 0.05
^b Compared with the end of the second stage of labor, the difference is statistically significant, and after q test with Holm correction, P < 0.05
^c Compared with 2 h postpartum, the difference is statistically significant, and after q test with Holm correction, P < 0.05

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