Table 4.
Outcomes.
| Variables | All patients (n = 66) |
[P(v-a)CO2] < 5.0 mmHg (n = 22) |
[P(v-a)CO2] ≥ 5.0 mmHg (n = 44) |
RR | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postoperative complications (%) | 54.5 | 40.9 | 61.4 | 1.73 | 0.09 |
| Shock | 45.5 | 22.7 | 56.8 | 2.83 | 0.01 |
| ARF | 19.7 | 4.5 | 27.3 | 5.15 | 0.02 |
| Platelet dysfunction | 19.7 | 13.6 | 22.7 | 1.55 | 0.38 |
| Infection | 16.7 | 4.5 | 22.7 | 4.20 | 0.05 |
| Acute pulmonary dysfunction | 10.6 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 1.18 | 0.77 |
| Confusional state | 7.6 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 0.64 | 0.10 |
| Length of ICU stay (days) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 2.5 (1.0–4.0) | 3.0 (2.0–4.5) | 0.12 | |
| Hospital length of stay (days) | 20.0 (12.5–27.5) | 13.5 (9.0–25.0) | 20.0 (14.0–30.0) | 0.01 | |
| Hospital mortality (%) | 25.8 | 4.5 | 36.4 | 2.10 | 0.004 |
ARF: acute renal failure; ICU: intensive care unit; values between brackets represent the median and percentile 25–75%; RR: relative risk.