Table 3.
Ventilation type and Alhazzani scores divided by Surgical Approach at different times for study group.
| Different Times | Pre-Operative | One Hour Post-Operative | Day One Post-Operative | Day Two Post-Operative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventilation Type | Group A/Group B | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| No oxygen support | 10 (40%) | 15 (60%) | 8 (32%) | 7 (28%) | 6 (24%) | 5 (20%) | 6 (24%) | 5 (20%) | |
| Conventional oxygen therapy | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (12%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (12%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Venturi | 8 (32%) | 5 (20%) | 8 (32%) | 9 (36%) | 9 (36%) | 7 (28%) | 10 (40%) | 6 (24%) | |
| HFNC | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (16%) | 0 (0%) | |
| CPAP | 0 (0%) | 2 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (8%) | |
| NIV | 6 (24%) | 3 (12%) | 6 (24%) | 8 (32%) | 4 (16%) | 11 (44%) | 4 (16%) | 12 (48%) | |
| Mechanical ventilation | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (8%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Alhazzani scores | |||||||||
| Critical | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (8%) | 10 (40%) | 2 (8%) | 2 (8%) | |
| Severe | 12 (48%) | 14 (56%) | 12 (48%) | 20 (80%) | 11 (44%) | 20 (80%) | 11 (44%) | 18 (72%) | |
| Moderate | 6 (24%) | 5 (20%) | 7 (28%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (28%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (28%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Mild | 7 (28%) | 6 (24%) | 6 (24%) | 5 (20%) | 5 (20%) | 5 (20%) | 5 (20%) | 5 (20%) | |
(HFNC: High Flow Nasal Cannula; CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure; NIV: noninvasive ventilation).