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Table 2 Patient-specific potential risk factors for unplanned reintubation caused by AAC

From: Risk factors for unplanned reintubation caused by acute airway compromise after general anesthesia: a case-control study

Variables

UR (n = 36)

Non-UR (n = 144)

OR/Mean difference (95%CI)

P-value

Sex [n (%)]

   

0.039*

 Male

17(47.22)

42(29.17)

2.17(1.03 to 4.58)

 

 Female

19(52.78)

102(70.83)

  

Age (yr) [n (%)]

 Mean

59.26 ± 19.25

46.07 ± 15.58

 

< 0.001#

  > 65

17(47.22)

14(9.72)

8.33(3.53 to 19.61)

< 0.001*

  ≤ 65

19(52.78)

130(90.28)

  

BMI (kg m−2)

24.71 ± 4.45

23.69 ± 3.84

1.01(−0.45 to 2.47)

0.172#

ASA [n (%)]

   

< 0.001*

 1

5(13.89)

61(42.36)

  

 2

22(61.11)

77(53.47)

3.49(1.25 to 9.74)

0.017

 3

9(25.00)

6(4.17)

18.30(4.61 to 72.58)

< 0.001

Smoking history [n (%)]

   

0.192*

 Yes

10(27.78)

26(18.06)

1.75(0.75 to 4.07)

 

 No

26(72.22)

118(81.94)

  

Sepsis [n (%)]

   

0.039^

 Yes

2(5.56)

0(0.00)

 

 No

34(94.44)

144(100.00)

  

Heart disease history [n (%)]

   

0.002*

 Yes

9(25.00)

10(6.94)

4.46(1.66 to 12.05)

 

 No

27(75.00)

134(93.06)

  

Cerebral infarction history [n (%)]

   

< 0.001*

 Yes

8(22.22%)

2(1.39%)

20.41(4.08 to 100.00)

 

 No

28(77.78%)

142(98.61%)

  

Asthma/COPD history [n (%)]

   

0.257*

 Yes

2(5.56)

3(2.08)

2.76(0.44 to 17.24)

 

 No

34(94.44)

141(97.92)

  

Hypertension [n (%)]

   

0.069*

 Yes

13(36.11)

31(21.53)

2.06(0.94 to 4.52)

 

 No

23(63.89)

113(78.47)

  

Diabetes mellitus [n (%)]

   

0.799*

 Yes

3(8.33)

14(9.72)

0.84(0.23 to 3.11)

 

 No

33(91.67)

130(90.28)

  
  1. AAC acute airway compromise, UR unplanned reintubation, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index
  2. *Chi-square test
  3. #Two-tailed independent t-test
  4. ^Fisher’s exact test, odds ratio cannot be estimated due to the zero event in the control group