Table 3.
Patient characteristics and intraoperative medications according to the incidence of PRAEs in the PACU following AT (N = 6110)
| Characteristics | PRAE (N = 93) | No PRAE (N = 6017) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intraoperative medications | |||
| Received IV acetaminophen | 16 (17%) | 800 (13%) | .271 |
| IV acetaminophen (mg/kg)a | 15 (12, 15) | 14 (11, 15) | .499 |
| Received dexmedetomidine | 21 (23%) | 1286 (21%) | .778 |
| Dexmedetomidine (mg/kg)a | 0.3 (0.3, 0.4) | 0.3 (0.3, 0.4) | .559 |
| Received opioids | 92 (99%) | 6006 (99.8%) | .168 |
| Opioids (IV ME/kg)a | 0.1 (0.1, 0.1) | 0.1 (0.1, 0.1) | .098 |
| Patient characteristics | |||
| Age (years) | 4 (2, 6) | 6 (4, 8) | <.001 |
| Female | 50 (54%) | 2954 (49%) | .371 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non‐Hispanic white | 53 (57%) | 4172 (69%) | <.001 |
| Non‐Hispanic black | 31 (33%) | 997 (17%) | |
| Other | 9 (10%) | 848 (14%) | |
| BMI percentile | |||
| <85% | 54 (58%) | 3775 (63%) | .404 |
| 85–95% | 11 (12%) | 792 (13%) | |
| ≥95% | 28 (30%) | 1450 (24%) | |
| ASA status | |||
| 1 | 8 (9%) | 1151 (19%) | <.001 |
| 2 | 62 (63%) | 4345 (72%) | |
| ≥3 | 23 (25%) | 521 (9%) | |
| Ambulatory surgery center | 2 (2%) | 1809 (30%) | <.001 |
| Main operating room | 91 (98%) | 4208 (70%) |
Note: The data are listed as the median and IQR or number (N) and %.
Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI, body mass index; IV, intravenous; IQR, interquartile range; ME, morphine equivalents; PACU, postanesthesia care unit; PRAE, postoperative respiratory event.
a
Intraoperative doses among patients who received the drug.