Table 2.

Postoperative outcomes of the patients.

Characteristic	mRIPC ( n = 43)	Control ( n = 43)	p value
ICU ventilation time (h)	18.6 ± 3.3	20.2 ± 38	0.033
ICU stay (h)	39.0 ± 11.1	41.6 ± 8.4	0.23
Postoperative hospital stays (d)	13.1 ± 2.5	14.0 ± 4.2	0.201
Postoperative ALI (n, %)	16 (37.0%)∗	22 (51.0%)	0.039

Note: The data are presented as the mean ± SD or number (%). T-test was used to compare two groups of measurement data with normal distributions, and the chi-square test or Fisher's exact probability method was used for categorical data.

Abbreviation: ICU = intensive care unit.

^*Compared with the control group, p < 0.05.