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Table 3 Postoperative oximetry and use of supplemental oxygen

From: The prevention of delirium in elderly surgical patients with obstructive sleep apnea (PODESA): a randomized controlled trial

 

APAP

Routine

p

Post-operative night 1

 n

83

99

 

 CT90 (median [IQR])

5.1 [0.7, 27.9]

3.3 [0.6, 18.4]

0.336

 Min SpO2 (mean (SD))

75.4 (11.0)

74.7 (11.2)

0.647

 Average SpO2 (mean (SD))

92.1 (3.8)

93.1 (3.7)

0.070

 ODI (events/hr) (median [IQR])

17.8 [8.9, 26.5]

13.9 [6.4, 24.6]

0.318

 Supplemental oxygen (n, %)

37 (44.6)

49 (49.5)

0.553

Post-operative night 2

 n

69

91

 

 CT90 (median [IQR])

7.9 [2.0, 35.5]

19.0 [3.0, 48.0]

0.158

 Min SpO2 (mean (SD))

73.6 (13.3)

72.5 (11.2)

0.564

 Average SpO2 (mean (SD))

91.2 (5.2)

90.5 (4.7)

0.372

 ODI (events/hr) (median [IQR])

20.3 [9.9, 31.0]

21.5 [14.2, 38.6]

0.210

 Supplemental oxygen (n, %)

11 (15.9)

9 (9.9)

0.335

Post-operative night 3

 n

30

37

 

 CT90 (median [IQR])

13.8 [5.2, 42.8]

21.1 [4.2, 61.7]

0.623

 Min SpO2 (mean (SD))

76.1 (7.1)

69.6 (11.1)

0.008

 Average SpO2 (mean (SD))

90.5 (4.0)

90.7 (2.9)

0.790

 ODI (events/hr) (median [IQR])

20.7 [12.5, 40.8]

20.8 [12.5, 42.1]

0.703

 Supplemental oxygen (n, %)

2 (6.7)

2 (5.4)

1.000

  1. APAP auto-titrating positive airway pressure, CT90 cumulative time oxygen saturation less than 90%, IQR interquartile range, SpO2 oxygen saturation, SD standard deviation, ODI oxygen desaturation index