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Table 5 Patients with lowest SPO2 < 95% and oxygen pressure (PaO2) in the arterial blood gas during the therapy (PO2: n = 18 in flexible group and n = 17 in rigid group recorded in the anesthesia note)

From: Safety application of muscle relaxants and the traditional low-frequency ventilation during the flexible or rigid bronchoscopy in patients with central airway obstruction: a retrospective observational study

 

N (%)

P value

Flexible (204)

Rigid (171)

Total (375)

The Lowest SPO2

 < 90%

8 (3.9%)

5 (2.9%)

13 (3.5%)

0.475

 90% ~ 95%

15 (7.3%)

18 (10.5%)

33 (8.8%)

 

 PaO2 (mmHg)

293.2 ± 174.66

204.1 ± 158.90

253.9 ± 171.37

0.134

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BMC Anesthesiology

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