Table 5.
Comparison of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) between the two groups of traditional ventilation and protective ventilation on postoperative days 0, 1, 2, and 3
| Complications | Day 0 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional ventilation (n=32) | Protective ventilation (n=32) | P | Traditional ventilation (n=32) | Protective ventilation (n=32) | P | Traditional ventilation (n=32) | Protective ventilation (n=32) | P | Traditional ventilation (n=32) | Protective ventilation (n=32) | P | |
| Cough | 2 (6.3%) | 3 (9.4%) | 0.641 | 16 (50.0%) | 8 (25.0%) | 0.039* | 18 (56.3%) | 8 (25.0%) | 0.011* | 17 (53.1%) | 11 (34.4%) | 0.131 |
| Increased secretions | 4 (12.5%) | 8 (25.0%) | 0.200 | 20 (62.5%) | 12 (37.5%) | 0.046* | 21 (65.6%) | 12 (37.5%) | 0.024* | 18 (56.3%) | 12 (37.5%) | 0.133 |
| Dyspnea | 0 | 0 | – | 1 (3.1%) | 0 | >0.99 | 1 (3.1%) | 0 | >0.99 | 1 (3.1%) | 0 | >0.99 |
| Chest pain | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| Temperature >38 °C | 0 | 0 | – | 5 (15.6%) | 1 (3.1%) | 0.086 | 3 (9.4%) | 0 | 0.237 | 1 (3.1%) | 0 | >0.99 |
| HR >100 bpm | 0 | 0 | – | 1 (3.1%) | 0 | >0.99 | 2 (6.3%) | 0 | 0.472 | 1 (3.1%) | 0 | >0.99 |
| Occurrence of PPCs | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 (3.1%) | >0.99 | 2 (6.3%) | 0 | 0.472 | 1 (3.1%) | 0 | >0.99 |
HR Heart rate, bpm Beats per minute, PPCs Postoperative pulmonary complications
*P< 0.05 Comparison between the two groups was significant difference