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Table 2 Basic postoperative measurements of muscle power and SpO2 in PACU (individual percentage of preoperative baseline)

From: Recovery and prediction of postoperative muscle power – is it still a problem?

 

T0 h

T0.5 h

T1 h

T2 h

Muscle power (%) n = 615

74.3 ± 22

82.0 ± 20

82.4 ± 20

86.4 ± 19

Muscle power + NMBA (%) n = 347

66.8 ± 21

77.2 ± 21

77.7 ± 20

84.0 ± 21

Muscle power –NMBA (%) n = 268

82.8 ± 21

87.1 ± 19

88.5 ± 18

89.6 ± 17

SpO 2 (%) n = 615

97.2 ± 3

98.0 ± 3

98.4 ± 3

98.8 ± sd2

SpO 2  + NMBA (%) n = 347

96.7 ± 3

97.6 ± 3

98.1 ± 3

98.4 ± sd3

SpO 2 –NMBA (%) n = 268

97.9 ± 3

98.5 ± 2

99.0 ± 2

99.1 ± sd2

  1. Abbreviations: PACU Post anaesthetic care unit, SpO 2 pulse oximetric saturation, NMBA neuromuscular blocking agents
  2. Plus minus value: mean ± SD, p-values displayed in Tables 3 and 6