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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression for inadvertent intraoperative hypothermia rates

From: Prevalence and multivariable factors associated with inadvertent intraoperative hypothermia in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a single-center retrospective study

 

β

Wald

Adjusted odds ratio

95% confidence interval

P value

Age (per decade)

.206

15.898

1.229

1.111

1.360

.000*

BMI < 24 kg/m2

.606

23.351

1.833

1.434

2.345

.000*

Surgery in the morning

.497

14.915

1.644

1.278

2.117

.000*

Duration of Preparation (min)

.010

5.995

1.011

1.002

1.019

.014*

Duration of Surgery> 2 h

.742

33.426

2.099

1.633

2.699

.000*

OR temperature (°C)

−.401

11.243

.670

.530

.847

.001*

Type of Anesthesia

 general anesthesia alone

/

10.797

/

/

/

.005

 PVB before intubation

−.084

.309

.920

.685

1.235

.579

 PVB after intubation

.832

8.441

2.298

1.311

4.029

.004*

  1. Method = Backward Stepwise (Likelihood Ratio)
  2. BMI body mass index, OR operating room, PVB paravertebral block
  3. *p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant
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