Table 2.
Postoperative respiratory complications
Complications | Routine | Emergency | ||||||
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Opium addicts | Non-addicts | Opium addicts | Non-addicts | |||||
N = 28 | % | N = 25 | % | N = 43 | % | N = 25 | % | |
Respiratory complications | 14* | 50.0 | 6 | 24.0 | 30** | 69.8 | 14 | 56.0 |
Pneumonitis | 13 | 46.4 | 6 | 24.0 | 30 | 69.8 | 12 | 48.0 |
Pleural effusion | 2 | 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 25.6 | 3 | 12.0 |
ARDS | 1 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
*p > 0.05; **p > 0.2