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

BMC Anesthesiology

Table 6 Effects on postoperative pulse oximetric saturation (t-Test, P-value)

	T0 h	T0.5 h	T1 h	T2 h
Gender (M/F)	n.s.	n.s.	0.0249	0.0033
Age (≥55)	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.
BMI (≥30)	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.
NMBA (NMBA+/NMBA-)	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.0013
TIVA/Balanced Anaesthesia	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.
Clorazepat (≥20 mg)	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.
Anaesthesia time(≥120 min)	0.0134	0.0157	0.0014	0.0070
Fast Track score in PACU (≥10 min.)	n.s.	n.s.	0.0019	0.0269

Abbreviations: NMBA neuromuscular blocking agents, M male, F female, BMI body mass index, TIVA Total intravenous anaesthesia, BIS Bispectral Index, PACU Post anaesthetic care unit
Pulse oximetric saturation troughout lower: NMBA+ short and long anaesthesia time (>120 min)
Partial effect visible towards lower pulse oximetric saturation: male, fast track score < 10

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