Table 3.
Comparison of the modified Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (mCPIS) between the two groups of traditional ventilation and protective ventilation on preoperative day 0 and postoperative day 3
| Components | Day 0 | Day 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional ventilation (n=32) | Protective ventilation (n=32) | P | Traditional ventilation (n=26) | Protective ventilation (n=29) | P | |
| Temperature (°C) | ||||||
| 36.1–38.4 | 32 (100%) | 32 (100%) | > 0.99 | 26 (100%) | 29 (100%) | > 0.99 |
| 38.5–38.9 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| ≥39.0 and ≤36.0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| Blood leukocytes (/μl) | ||||||
| ≥4000 and ≤11,000 | 31 (96.9%) | 32 (100%) | > 0.99 | 20 (76.9%) | 26 (89.7%) | 0.363 |
| < 4000 and > 11,000 | 1 (3.1%) | 0 | > 0.99 | 6 (23.1%) | 3 (10.3%) | 0.363 |
| Tracheal secretion | ||||||
| Few | 30 (93.8%) | 26 (81.3%) | 0.257 | 17 (65.4%) | 25 (86.2%) | 0.07 |
| Moderate | 2 (6.2%) | 6 (18.7%) | 0.257 | 8 (30.8%) | 4 (13.8%) | 0.128 |
| Large | 0 | 0 | – | 1 (3.8%) | 0 | > 0.99 |
| Purulent | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| PaO2/FiO2 ratio (kPa) | ||||||
| > 240 or presence of ARDS | 32 (100%) | 32 (100%) | > 0.99 | 22 (84.6%) | 28 (96.6%) | 0.286 |
| ≤240 and absence of ARDS | 0 | 0 | – | 4 (15.4%) | 1 (3.4%) | 0.286 |
| Chest X-ray | ||||||
| No infiltrate | 28 (87.5%) | 26 (81.3%) | 0.491 | 13 (50.0%) | 22 (75.9%) | 0.047 |
| Patchy or diffuse infiltrate | 4 (12.5%) | 6 (18.7%) | 0.491 | 12 (46.2%) | 6 (20.7%) | 0.044 |
| Localized infiltrate | 0 | 0 | – | 1 (3.8%) | 1 (3.4%) | > 0.99 |
| mCPIS | 0.27 (0.67) | 0.41 (0.73) | 0.449 | 1.46 (1.27) | 0.59 (1.09) | 0.010 |
PaO2 Arterial partial pressure of oxygen, FiO2 Fraction of inspired oxygen, ARDS Acute respiratory distress syndrome, mCPIS Modified clinical pulmonary infection score