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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2020 Apr;27(2):135–141. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000619

Table 3.

Univariate associations between bronchoscopy variables and composite immediate respiratory complications

Odds Ratio (95% confidence interval)
Participant Characteristics
Age (per decade) 1.32 (1.09 – 1.61)
Female sex 1.52 (0.88 – 2.63)
Inpatient status 0.85 (0.49 – 1.47)
Body mass index (kg/m2) 1.01 (0.97 – 1.04)
Bicarbonate level 1.04 (0.97 – 1.13)
Baseline oxygen (per liter per minute) 1.39 (1.09 – 1.83)
STOP-BANG
Continuous (per 1 point increase) 1.07 (0.92 – 1.25)
Score ≥3 vs. <3 0.98 (0.56 – 1.72)
Score ≥5 vs. <3 1.04 (0.50 – 2.12)
Score ≥3 + bicarbonate ≥28 vs. <3 1.01 (0.51 – 1.96)
Past Medical History
Coronary artery disease 1.72 (0.90 – 3.29)
Heart failure 0.81 (0.27 – 2.19)
Atrial fibrillation/flutter 0.92 (0.37-2.15)
Chronic obstructive lung disease 1.13 (0.61 – 2.04)
Asthma 0.26 (0.04 – 0.98)
Interstitial lung disease 0.48 (0.10 – 1.62)
Renal disease* 1.54 (0.70 – 3.34)
Medications
Benzodiazepine 0.54 (0.20 – 1.29)
Opioid 1.19 (0.58 – 2.39)
Bronchoscopic Factors
Bronchoscopy procedure types performed:
  Bronchoalveolar lavage 0.87 (0.50 – 1.52)
  Microscopy brush 1.03 (0.54 – 1.92)
  Cytology brush 1.06 (0.50 – 2.19)
  Endobronchial biopsy 1.06 (0.61 – 1.83)
  Endobronchial ultrasound 2.34 (1.35 – 4.10)
  Interventional bronchoscopy 0.99 (0.20 – 4.15)
Total number of different procedure types performed 1.24 (1.01 – 1.51)
Procedural medications:
  Fentanyl dose (per 25 mcg) 1.09 (0.99 – 1.20)
  Midazolam dose (per 1 mg) 1.05 (0.96 – 1.14)
Procedure duration (per 10 minutes) 1.21 (1.10 – 1.34)