Table 3.
Analysis in the subgroup of obese women with BMI greater than 30 kg/m2 (N = 77).
| Variables | AirSeal | Standard | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n° = 32) | (n° = 35) | ||
| Age | |||
| median (range) | 62 (58–69.3) | 65 (57–77) | 0.343 |
| Previous surgery | |||
| yes | 11 (34.4%) | 18 (51.4%) | 0.123 |
| Smoke habit | |||
| yes | 12 (37.5%) | 10 (28.6%) | 0.603 |
| Pulmonary disease | |||
| yes | 6 (18.8%) | 8 (22.9%) | 0.457 |
| ASA, n (%) | |||
| 1 | 5 (15.6%) | 1 (2.9%) | |
| 2 | 15 (46.9%) | 23 (65.7%) | 0.137 |
| 3 | 12 (37.5%) | 11 (31.4%) | |
| Et-CO2, | |||
| median (range) | 32 (31–33) | 34 (32.4–37) | 0.0004 |
| Peak airway pressure, median (range) | |||
| 19 (17–22.4) | 25 (20–25) | 0.0030 | |
| Max systolic pressure | |||
| median (range) | 105 (95–116.3) | 130 (120–137.2) | <0.0001 |
| Total CO2 used, liters | |||
| Median (range) | 30 (30–35) | 45 (40–50) | <0.0001 |
| Surgical time, minutes, | |||
| median (range) | 100 (90.120) | 101.9 (80–130) | 0.283 |
| Blood loss, mL, | |||
| median (range) | 100 (99.6–100) | 100 (100–120) | 0.497 |
| NRS pain at 4 h, median (range) | |||
| 1 (0–1) | 1 (1–2) | 0.062 | |
| NRS pain at 8 h | |||
| median (range) | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) | 0.0034 |
| NRS pain at 24 h | |||
| median (range) | 0 (0–0) | 1 (0–1) | 0.0005 |
| Shoulder pain, n (%) | |||
| yes | 2 (6.3) | 10 (28.6) | 0.018 |
| Morphine consumption, n (%) | |||
| yes | |||
| 2 (6.3) | 14 (40.0) | 0.001 | |
| Length of stay, days | |||
| 1–2 | 28 (87.5) | 24 (68.6) | |
| 3 | 4 (12.5) | 11 (31.4) | 0.058 |