Table 1.
Summary of patient characteristics in the THRIVE group and the Mechanical ventilation group
| THRIVE n = 15 |
Mechanical Ventilation n = 15 |
P‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 7 (46.7%) | 6 (40%) | |
| Male | 8 (53.3%) | 9 (60%) | |
| Age; years | 48.2 (19.9) | 51.3 (12.3) | .61 |
| Length (cm) | 172.8 (8.9) | 174.1 (6.1) | |
| Weight (kg) | 74.7 (18.6) | 78.8 (14.0) | |
| BMI | 25.99 (4.5) | 25.95 (3.9) | .98 |
| ASA 1 | 7 | 11 | |
| ASA 2 | 8 | 4 | |
| Non‐smoker | 10 | 11 | |
| Smoker | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Former smoker | 2 | 1 | |
| Packyears: 1‐10 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11‐ 20 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21‐30 | 1 | 0 | |
| >30 | 3 | 0 | |
| Asthma | 1 | 0 | |
| COPD | 0 | 0 | |
| OSA | 0 | 1 | |
| CVD | 3 | 3 |
Data are presented as Mean (SD) or n = frequency (%) as appropriate. THRIVE: Transnasal humidified rapid insufflation ventilatory exchange; 1 Packyear = 20 cigarettes daily for 1 year; COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; OSA: Obstructive Sleep Apnoea; CVD: Cardiovascular disease.