Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| PSV (n = 8) | VCV (n = 9) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 56 ± 8 | 61 ± 11 | 0.254 |
| Male, n (%) | 5 (62.5) | 4 (44.4) | |
| Height (cm) | 169 ± 10 | 165 ± 11 | 0.441 |
| Body weight (kg) | 74 ± 14 | 68 ± 21 | 0.431 |
| Ideal body weight (kg) | 65 ± 10 | 59 ± 10 | 0.516 |
| Smoker, n (%) | 3 (37.5) | 3 (33.3) | |
| Surgery, n (%) | |||
| Brain tumor resection | 3 (37.5) | 2 (22.2) | |
| Embolization of intracranial unruptured aneurysm | 3 (37.5) | 0 | |
| Neurosurgical clipping of a unruptured intracranial aneurysms | 1 (12.5) | 6 (66.7) | |
| Stereotactic brain biopsy | 1 (12.5) | 0 | |
| Vestibular schwannoma resection | 0 | 1 (11.1) | |
| Lung function | |||
| FEV1 (% predicted value) | 95 ± 16 | 97 ± 9 | 0.777 |
| FVC (% predicted value) | 100 ± 19 | 101 ± 14 | 0.927 |
| FEV1/FVC | 77 ± 5 | 79 ± 6 | 0.509 |
Quantitative variables are expressed as mean ± SD. Qualitative variables are expressed as a proportion (%)
FEV 1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity