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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Hypoxia preconditioning attenuates lung injury after thoracoscopic lobectomy in patients with lung cancer: a prospective randomized controlled trial

 

HPC group (n = 35)

Control group (n = 35)

Age (y)

63.1 ± 12.7

62.3 ± 13.5

Sex (male/female)

21/14

19/16

Weight (kg)

60.6 ± 10.9

58.7 ± 11.4

Height (cm)

165 ± 9

162 ± 8

Comorbidities

 Hypertension

8

9

 CAD

1

2

 Diabetes

0

1

Smoking

 Non-smoker

12

10

 Ex-smoker

11

12

 Current smoker

12

13

% of predicted FVC

92.3 ± 8.8

91.1 ± 9.2

% of predicted FEV1

88.9 ± 10.2

86.2 ± 11.6

  1. Values are expressed as the means ± standard deviation or number (n)
  2. Abbreviations: CAD coronary artery disease, FVC forced vital capacity, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, HPC hypoxic preconditioning
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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