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. 2015 Nov 19;15:166. doi: 10.1186/s12871-015-0142-5

Table 3.

Effects of thoracic epidural analgesia on oxygenation and pulmonary shunt fraction variables during OLV

Median of Means (Range)
All available data No. of comparisons TEA group GA group WMD (95 % CI) P value
During two-lung ventilation
PaO2 (mmHg) 13 382.42(205.00 to 85.00) 377.92(191.0 to 453.00) 6.29 [0.04 to 12.17] 0.35
PaCO2 (mmHg) 10 39.67 (32.50 to 37.6) 40.23 (35.60 to 37.40) −0.21 [−1.11 to 0.68] 0.64
PvO2 (mmHg) 7 51.50(48.00 to 55.0) 51.62(48.0 to 53.30) 0.27 [−1.51 to 2.06] 0.76
Qs/Qt (%) 13 14.80 (4.90 to 22.50) 15.50 (3.95 to 21.60) 0.02[−0.47 to 0.50] 0.95
SvO2 (%) 4 85.37(83.30 to 87.10) 86.68(84.90 to 88.20) −1.22[−2.36 to −0.07] 0.58
SaO2 (%) 4 99.75(99.70 to 99.90) 99.45(99.00 to 99.90) −0.06[−0.08 to −0.04] 0.30
PH 4 7.43 (7.42 to 7.43) 7.44 (7.43 to 7.44) −0.01 [−0.02 to 0.00] 0.21
Paw (cmH2O) 4 18.63 (17.00 to 20.00) 19.03 (17.00 to 21.40) −0.24 [−1.14 to 0.66] 0.60
During one-lung ventilation within 30 min
PaO2 (mmHg) 10 166.90(118.00 to 211.00) 171.2(122.00 to 201.00) −16.52[−21.98 to -11.05] <0.01
PaCO2 (mmHg) 10 37.12 (36.10 to 44.20) 36.85(34.20 to 42.20) 0.29 [−0.53 to 1.10] 0.49
PvO2 (mmHg) 7 47.78(44.90 to 54.00) 46.14(44.50 to 51.00) 1.13 [−0.50 to 2.76] 0.17
Qs/Qt (%) 10 33.32 (27.30 to 39.50) 32.77 (26.70 to 40.60) 2.53 [1.35 to 3.72] <0.01
SvO2 (%) 4 80.53(78.30 to 82.60) 81.58(78.40 to 84.20) −1.13[−2.74 to 0.48] 0.17
SaO2 (%) 4 97.98(96.80 to 99.30) 97.65(97.30 to 98.00) 0.74[0.33 to 1.15] <0.01
PH 4 7.43 (7.42 to 7.44) 7.44 (7.42 to 7.46) −0.01 [−0.02 to 0.001] 0.41
Paw (cmH2O) 4 28.00 (23.00 to 32.50) 27.00 (24.00 to 30.90) 1.95 [1.61 to 2.28] <0.01
One-lung ventilation more than 30 min
PaO2 (mmHg) 11 162.27(117.00 to 203.00) 168.72(148.00 to 221.00) −14.23[−20.81 to -7.65] <0.01
PaCO2 (mmHg) 11 36.61 (33.90 to 44.60) 36.78 (35.00 to 44.20) −0.22 [−0.96 to 0.53] 0.57
PvO2 (mmHg) 6 44.70(42.60 to 46.10) 44.98(43.40 to 46.60) −0.61[−2.23 to 1.02] 0.46
Qs/Qt (%) 12 34.40 (33.60 to 42.70) 32.67 (32.10 to 40.90) 2.77 [1.81 to 3.74] <0.01
SvO2 (%) 6 79.33(77.40 to 81.10) 81.97(78.50 to 83.90) −2.39[−3.73 to −0.99] <0.01
SaO2 (%) 6 97.68(96.60 to 98.10) 98.20(97.20 to 99.00) −0.63[−1.23 to −0.04] 0.04
PH 6 7.43 (7.43 to 7.44) 7.44 (7.41 to 7.46) 0.00 [−0.01 to 0.01] 0.50
Paw (cmH2O) 6 26.80 (24.00 to 32.50) 26.72 (24.00 to 31.40) 0.87 [0.54 to 1.20] <0.01
Re-two ventilation
PaO2 (mmHg) 7 322.28(173.00 to 482.00) 307.28(168.00 to 407.00) 11.54[−4.25 to 27.34] 0.15
PaCO2 (mmHg) 3 37.8 (34.00 to 46.10) 35.6 (34.90 to 36.90) −0.60 [−3.03 to 1.83] 0.63
PvO2 (mmHg) 5 47.82(43.00 to 50.00) 48.68(46.20 to 51.00) 0.06[−2.24 to 2.36] 0.96
Qs/Qt (%) 6 18.55(15.30 to 24.50) 20.15(15.50 to 24.80) −1.27 [−2.73 to 0.20] 0.09
SvO2 (%) 2 81.90(81.50 to 82.30) 85.30(85.30 to 85.30) −3.62[−6.28 to −0.95] 0.80
SaO2 (%) 2 99.75(99.70 to 99.80) 99.00 (99.00 to 99.00) 0.75[0.52 to 0.98] 0.67
PH 2 7.42 (7.41 to 7.42) 7.42 (7.42 to 7.42) 0.00 [−0.03 to 0.02] 0.77
Paw (cmH2O) 2 19.00 (18.00 to 20.00) 18.00 (18.00 to 18.00) 0.95 [−0.81 to 2.71] 0.29

Data were presented as Mean and rang in bracket