Table 2.
Patients' characteristics. All data are expressed as a number (%). Age, BMI, and anaesthesia time are expressed as the median (IQR). HCU, high care unit; IQR, inter-quartile range.
| Analysed patients (n=818) | |
|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 307 (38) |
| Female | 511 (62) |
| Age (yr), median (IQR) | 64 (51–73) |
| BMI, median (IQR) | 22 (20–25) |
| ASA physical status, n (%) | |
| 1 | 203 (25) |
| 2 | 615 (75) |
| Department, n (%) | |
| Breast surgery | 152 (19) |
| Colorectal surgery | 104 (13) |
| Respiratory surgery | 101 (12) |
| Gynaecology | 78 (10) |
| Orthopaedic | 67 (8) |
| Other departments | 315 (39) |
| Anaesthesia time (min), median (IQR) | 192 (136–304) |
| Epidural anaesthesia, n (%) | |
| Yes | 381 (47) |
| Intubation method, n (%) | |
| Oral intubation | 799 (98) |
| Nasal intubation | 19 (2) |
| Anaesthesia method, n (%) | |
| Inhalation anaesthesia | 763 (93) |
| TIVA | 55 (7) |
| Use of midazolam, n (%) | |
| Yes | 4 (0.5) |
| Use of neuromuscular blocking agent reversal drug, n (%) | |
| Yes | 666 (81) |
| Postoperative ward, n (%) | |
| General ward | 391 (48) |
| HCU | 292 (36) |
| ICU | 135 (17) |