Table 4.
Preoperative assessment: examinations and prescribed interventions
| Physiotherapy | Chest X-ray | Spirometry | ABGA | PPPVS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always | 3 | (2.7) | 46 | (41.1) | 0 | (0) | 7 | (6.3) | 0 | (0) |
| In patients with COPD | 49 | (43.8) | 44 | (39.3) | 101 | (90.2) | 63 | (56.3) | 8 | (7.1) |
| In patients with bronchial asthma | 25 | (22.3) | 30 | (26.8) | 84 | (75.0) | 22 | (19.6) | 3 | (2.7) |
| Inactive smokers | 18 | (16.1) | 22 | (19.6) | 18 | (16.1) | 10 | (8.9) | 0 | (0) |
| In case of actual intermittent respiratory disease | 11 | (9.8) | 38 | (33.9) | 30 | (26.8) | 25 | (22.3) | 5 | (4.5) |
| In patients with abnormal chest X-ray or lung CT scan | 17 | (15.2) | n/a | 47 | (42.0) | 24 | (21.4) | 2 | (1.8) | |
| If low SpO2 (< 96%) is observed during an assessment | 20 | (17.9) | 41 | (36.6) | 46 | (41.1) | 63 | (56.3) | 7 | (6.3) |
| Prior to acute or vital surgery | n/a | 16 | (14.3) | n/a | 45 | (40.2) | 7 | (6.3) | ||
| Never prescribed | 56 | (50) | 9 | (8) | 6 | (5.4) | 9 | (8.0) | 96 | (85.7) |
Data are expressed as the number (and percentage) of answers. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CT = computer tomography, SpO2 = oxygen saturation, ABGA = arterial blood gas analysis, PPPVS = perioperative positive pressure ventilatory support