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Table 2 Intraoperative parameters

From: Do ARISCAT scores help to predict the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications in elderly patients after upper abdominal surgery? An observational study at a single university hospital

Intraoperative parameters

PPCs (n = 85)

No PPCs (n = 1015)

P value

Open surgery

60 (70.6%)

450 (44.3%)

< 0.001

Emergency surgery

14 (16.5%)

52 (5.1%)

< 0.001

Duration of surgery

3.1 (1.8, 5.0)

1.8 (1.2, 3.2)

< 0.001

Anesthesia technique

  

0.012

 GA

51 (60%)

739 (72.8%)

 

 Combined GA & epidural

34 (40%)

276 (27.2%)

 

Crystalloid IV (mL)

1550 (1000, 2800)

700 (400, 1700)

< 0.001

Blood loss (mL)

350 (150, 1000)

50 (10. 300)

< 0.001

Inhalation

  

0.147

 Isoflurane

4 (4.70%)

70 (6.9%)

 

 Sevoflurane

21 (24.7%)

335 (33%)

 

 Desflurane

60 (70.6%)

603 (59.4%)

 

Midazolam used

20 (23.5%)

162 (16.0%)

0.071

Neuromuscular blocking

  

0.005

 Cisatracurium

49 (57.6%)

605(59.6%)

0.724

 Atracurium

22 (25.9%)

348(34.3%)

0.115

 Rocuronium

14 (16.5%)

59(5.8%)

< 0.001

Ventilator setting

  

0.608

 VCV mode

63 (74.1%

643 (63.3%)

 

 PCV mode

18 (21.2%)

159 (15.7%)

 

TV (cc/kg)

8.9 ± 1.2

9.0 ± 1.4

0.459

PAP (cmH2O)

20.7 ± 5.3

21.2 ± 4.5

0.346

RR (min)

12.2 ± 2.2

12.4 ± 2.7

0.400

PEEP (cm·H2O)

4.8 ± 0.83

4.8 ± 0.9

0.994

ARISCAT score

41 (34–52)

32 (18–41)

< 0.001

  1. Data presented as n (%), mean ± SD, or median (IQR)
  2. Abbreviations: ARISCAT Assess Respiratory Risk in Surgical Patients in Catalonia, GA general anesthesia, IV intravenous, PAP peak airway pressure, PCV pressure-controlled ventilation, PEEP positive end-expiratory pressure, RR respiratory rate, TV tidal volume, VCV volume-controlled ventilation