Table 4 Intraoperative complications, in geographic area according the 2020 World Bank Country Classification
High income | Upper middle income | Lower middle income | P-value (among groups) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intraoperative complications | 37.1 (3101/8368) | 18.7 (201/1076) | 25.9 (105/405) | < 0.001 |
Desaturation | 4.0 (334/8364) | 4.1 (44/1076) | 2.2 (9/404) | 0.196 |
Use of unplanned RM | 3.5 (296/8358) | 2.4 (26/1076) | 2.5 (10/403) | 0.094 |
Use of ventilator pressure reduction | 2.9 (243/8352) | 2.2 (24/1076) | 3.7 (15/402) | 0.260 |
New onset of expiratory flow limitation | 0.5 (42/9786) | 0.7 (7/1074) | 0.7 (3/401) | 0.685 |
Hypotension | 28.6 (2395/8365) | 13.7 (147/1076) | 18.6 (75/404) | < 0.001 |
Use of vasoactive drugs | 24.7 (2067/8364) | 8.7 (94/1076) | 11.6 (47/404) | < 0.001 |
Any new arrhythmias | 0.5 (45/8359) | 0.8 (9/1076) | 1.5 (6/403) | 0.034 |