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Table 5 Comparison of post-operative pulmonary complications in the three groups

From: Effect of positive end-expiratory pressure on pulmonary compliance and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a randomized control trial

 

PEEP0

PEEP5

PEEP10

Pulmonary atelectasis (n)

5(18.5%)ab

1(3.0%)

1(3.4%)

Lung infection (n)

2(7.4%)

1(3.0%)

1(3.4%)

Pleural effusion (n)

1(7.4%)

1(3.0%)

0

Bronchitis (n)

0

0

1(3.4%)

  1. PEEP: positive end-expiratory pressure
  2. aCompared with the PEEP5 group, P < 0.05
  3. bCompared with the PEEP5 group, P < 0.05
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BMC Anesthesiology

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