Table 3. Postoperative outcome between TIVA and inhalation groups.
TIVA group (n = 69) | Inhalation group (n = 87) | p value | |
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Outcome variables | |||
Pulmonary complication, no | 18 | 47 | 0.0008a |
Surgical complication, no | 19 | 21 | 0.766 |
Ventilator duration, hr | 30.27 ± 51.80 | 34.49 ± 46.16 | 0.395 |
ICU stay, days | 3.87 ± 4.03 | 4.14 ± 2.08 | 0.082 |
Hospital stay, days | 20.54 ± 9.61 | 23.59 ± 12.12 | 0.113 |
Inhospital mortality | 0 | 2 | 0.503 |
a p < 0.05 as significant; NS, nonsignificant