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26 April 2021: Clinical Research

Risk Factors for the Development of Intraoperative Hypoxia in Patients Undergoing Nonintubated Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery: A Retrospective Study from a Single Center

Lan Lan 1AE* , Yanyi Cen 1BD , Long Jiang 23BF , Huazhang Miao 4C , Weixiang Lu 23B

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.928965

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e928965

Table 2 Intraoperative comparisons of patients with or without hypoxia.

VariablesBefore matchingAfter matching
Nonhypoxia (n=2497)Hypoxia (n=245)P valueNonhypoxia (n=240)Hypoxia (n=240)P value
Surgery time, min80 (50, 125)80 (50, 135)0.45375 (50, 130)80 (50, 135)0.306
Blood loss, mL15 (5, 45)15 (10, 50)0.05715 (5, 45)15 (10, 50)0.143
Intraoperative minimum SpO, %98.26±1.7690.68±3.0598.32±1.7890.68±3.07
Level of intraoperative SpO, n (%)
 94–100%2493 (100)0240 (100)0
 90–93%0211 (86)0207 (86)
 ≤89%034 (14)033 (14)
Intraoperative maximum PCO, mmHgn=197545.62±7.24n=17549.82±9.65n=17745.25±6.73n=15949.90±9.46
Level of intraoperative PCO, n (%)n=1975n=175n=177n=159
 30–45 mmHg1192 (60.4)76 (43.4)107 (61)67 (42)
 46–60 mmHg724 (36.7)75 (42.9)68 (38)70 (44)
 61–80 mmHg59 (3.0)23 (13.1)2 (1)21 (13)
 >81 mmHg01 (0.6)01 (1)
PCO – End-expiratory carbon dioxide partial pressure; SpO – pulse oxygen saturation.

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