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Postoperative patients> characteristics*
| Ventilated group
|
Not ventilated group
|
p value
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Extubation time (hr) | 5 | 5.5 | 0.01 |
| Decrease in FEV1 (%) | 25 | 30 | 0.04 |
| Decrease in FVC (%) | 32 | 35 | 0.03 |
Data are presented as mean±SD
FEV1, Forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC, Forced vital capacity
