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Table 2 Cause of respiratory failure and timing of ICU transfer in cases

From: Postoperative respiratory failure necessitating transfer to the intensive care unit in orthopedic surgery patients: risk factors, costs, and outcomes

Variable

Cases (n = 51)

Cause of respiratory failure

 Altered LOC with respiratory depression

20 % (10)

 Hypercapnic respiratory failure

18 % (9)

 Pneumonia

16 % (8)

 CHF

10 % (5)

 COPD exacerbation

8 % (4)

 Aspiration

6 % (3)

 Cardiac arrest

6 % (3)

 Sepsis

6 % (3)

 Pulmonary embolism

4 % (2)

 Upper airway edema/obstruction

4 % (2)

 Fat embolism

2 % (1)

 OSA/OHS

2 % (1)

 Total

100 % (51)

Day transferred to ICU

 Day 0

12 % (6)

 Day 1

28 % (14)

 Day 2

33 % (17)

 Days 3–4

20 % (10)

 Days 5–6

8 % (4)

Time between end of surgery and transfer to ICU, hours

42 (4–107)

  1. Results are expressed as mean (range) or percent (n) unless otherwise indicated
  2. ICU intensive care unit, LOC loss of consciousness, CHF congestive heart failure, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, MI myocardial infarction, OSA obstructive sleep apnea, OHS obesity hypoventilation syndrome
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Perioperative Medicine

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