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. 2018 Jul;6(13):269. doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.06.02

Table 1. Predictors of active attempts to keep low tidal volume.

Predictors Actively attempts low tidal volume (n=35) Does not actively attempt low tidal volume (n=22) P
Mean # of years in practice (SD) 14.9 (10.1) 15.4 (10.5) 0.87
Mean % of caseload spent doing OLV in preceding year (SD) 8.7 (6.0) 8.3 (6.3) 0.85
Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellowship 7 (20.0%) 2 (9.1%) 0.46
Ever worked as ICU physician 14 (40.0%) 4 (18.2%) 0.14
Perceived clinical barriers to low tidal volume implementation 19 (54.3%) 18 (81.8%) 0.047*
Perceived institutional barriers to low tidal volume implementation 6 (17.1%) 13 (59.1%) 0.002*
Perceived intraoperative applicability of ICU LPV evidence 23 (65.7%) 9 (40.9%) 0.25

On univariable analyses, perceived clinical (P=0.047) and institutional (P=0.002) barriers were the only significant predictors such that they predicted reduced attempts to minimize tidal volume. *, significant using 2-sided Fisher’s Exact test with α=0.05. SD, standard deviation; OLV, one-lung ventilation; ICU, intensive care unit; LPV, lung protective ventilation.