Table 3.
Patient and pre-operative sleep study characteristics by occurrence of post-operative respiratory interventions, stratified by post-operative respiratory interventions.
| No. Post-PACU Desaturations N = 37 |
Highest Level of Respiratory Intervention Post-PACU | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supplemental O2 N = 8 |
HFNC/CPAP N = 1 |
Intubation N = 4 |
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| Age in years, mean (SD) | 8.0 (5.2) | 5.9 (6.3) | 3.2 | 1.8 (0.5) | 0.12 a |
| Z-score weight mean (SD) | 0.66 (1.52) | 0.27 (1.94) | −1.70 | −1.79 (2.00) | 0.02 a |
| AHI, mean (SD) | 41.0 (24.4) | 46.2 (27.1) | 94.2 | 85.2 (33.1) | <0.01 a |
| O2 nadir %, (SD) | 83.0 (7.0) | 73.0 (16.0) | 70.0 | 65.0 (3.0) | <0.01 a |
| Length of stay, median (IQR) | 1 (1–1) | 2 (1–2.5) | 2 (2–2) | 4 (3–9.5) | <0.01 k |
a: ANOVA. k: Kruskal–Wallis.