Table 1 Patients´ characteristics
Abdominal (n = 30) | Peripheral (n = 30) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 65 (56–74) | 74 (63–80) | 0.034* |
Male gender | 21 (70%) | 20 (67%) | 1.000 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.7 (24.5–32.0) | 26 (24.5–28.7) | 0.156 |
ASA physical status | 1: 0 (0%) | 1: 0 (0%) | 0.089 |
2: 17 (57%) | 2: 10 (33%) | ||
3: 12 (40%) | 3: 19 (63%) | ||
4: 1 (3%) | 4: 1 (3%) | ||
Respiratory infection last month | 7 (23%) | 8 (27%) | 1.000 |
Preoperative stay (days) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–2) | 0.009* |
Preoperative SpO2 (%) | 97 (96–98) | 96 (95–97) | 0.022* |
Preoperative Hb (g/dl) | 13.3 (12.3–14.3) | 12.7 (11.0–13.3) | 0.021* |
Anesthesia | general: 7 (23%) | general: 28 (93%) | |
gen. + epidural: 23 (77%) | gen. + nerve block: 2 (7%) | ||
Duration of surgery (minutes) | 258 (171–343) | 163 (120–208) | < 0.001* |
Duration of anesthesia (minutes) | 333 (236–394) | 220 (170–250) | < 0.001* |
Surgical incision | lower abdomen: 6 (20%) | peripheral: 30 (100%) | < 0.001* |
upper abdomen: 24 (80%) | |||
ARISCAT score | 41 (34–43) | 30 (19–38) | 0.007* |