Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Variable | Total N = 96 |
No ORE N = 86 (89.6 %) |
ORE N = 10 (10.4 %) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 53 (55.2 %) | 49 (57 %) | 4 (40 %) | 0.335 |
| Female | 43 (44.8 %) | 37 (43 %) | 6 (60 %) | |
| Gestation | ||||
| <34 | 12 (12.5 %) | 11 (12.8 %) | 1 (1 %) | 0.862 |
| 34–36 | 16 (16.7 %) | 15 (17.4 %) | 1 (1 %) | |
| 37+ | 68 (70.8 %) | 60 (69.8 %) | 8 (80 %) | |
| Race | ||||
| White | 23 (24 %) | 22 (25.3 %) | 2 (20 %) | 0.267 |
| Hispanic | 58 (60.4 %) | 50 (57.5 %) | 4 (40 %) | |
| Other | 15 (15.6 %) | 15 (17.2 %) | 4 (40 %) | |
| Age, years (median, IQR) | 5 (2–10) | 5 (2–9) | 11 (3–13) | 0.057 |
| BMI (median, IQR) | 17.92 (15.2–24) | 17.6 (15.1–22.1) | 19.2 (15.8–31.1) | 0.154 |
| Sleep apnea | ||||
| AHI (median, IQR) | 7.35 (2.62–15.25) | 6.65 (2.53–12.5) | 15 (5.37–46.5) | 0.070 |
| Respiratory support | ||||
| Non-positive pressure | 73 (76.1 %) | 69 (80.2 %) | 4 (40 %) | 0.011 |
| NIV | 23 (23.9 %) | 17 (19.8 %) | 6 (60 %) | |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| No. of systems affected (median, IQR) | 4 (3–6) | 4 (3–5) | 5 (4–6) | 0.179 |
| Anesthesia | ||||
| ASA score | ||||
| 2 | 17 (17.7 %) | 15 (17.4 %) | 2 (20 %) | 1.000 |
| 3 | 78 (81.4 %) | 70 (81.4 %) | 8 (80 %) | |
| Any complication | 48 (50 %) | 40 (46.5 %) | 8 (80 %) | 0.091 |
| Obstructed during sedation | 12 (12.5 %) | 11 (12.8 %) | 1 (10 %) | 1.000 |
| Needed airway manipulation | 45 (46.9 %) | 38 (44.2 %) | 7 (70 %) | 0.182 |
| Mean duration of sedation, minutes | 96.4 (±41.43) | 94.26 ± 36.45 | 115.10 ± 65.94 | 0.350 |
| Hospitalization | ||||
| Length of stay (days, median, IQR) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) | 2 (1–3) | <.001 |
BMI body mass index, AHI apnea-hypopnea index, NIV non-invasive ventilation (BPAP or CPAP), ASA
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification
*
By Fisher’s exact for categorical and Mann-Whitney U for continuous variables