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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients by group

From: Prognostic value of the early lung ultrasound B-line score for postoperative pulmonary insufficiency in patients undergoing thoracic surgery: an observational study

Parameters

All patients

(N = 89)

PaO2/FiO2 ≥ 300

(NORM = 69)

PaO2/FiO2 < 300

(PPI = 20)

p-value*

Age (years)

58 (49.5–65.5)

56 (47–67)

71 (63–74)

0.001

Male, N (%)

42 (47.2)

33 (47.82)

9 (45)

0.803

Smoker, N (%)

22 (24.72)

14 (20.29)

8 (40)

0.132

NYHA 3, N (%)

15 (16.85)

4 (5.8)

11 (55)

 < 0.001

ASA 3, N (%)

18 (20.22)

10 (14.49)

8 (40)

0.029

Hemoglobin level (g/L)

130.45 ± 15.76

132 ± 15

125 ± 16

0.069

Albumin level (g/L)

41.25 ± 4.67

42.10 ± 3.85

38.31 ± 6.03

0.001

Serum creatinine level (umol/L)

64 (54–74.5)

62 (54–75)

67.4 (54–71.5)

0.898

Urea nitrogen level (mmol/L)

5.05 ± 1.45

5.04 ± 1.5

5.11 ± 1.28

0.842

Body mass index (kg/m2)

22.73 ± 2.71

22.92 ± 2.73

22.06 ± 2.71

0.21

  1. Data are expressed as median (interquartile range), N (%), or mean ± standard deviation, as appropriate
  2. PPI: postoperative pulmonary insufficiency; PaO2, partial pressure of arterial oxygen; FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; NYHA, New York Heart Association; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiology; NYHA 3: NYHA 3 class at administration
  3. *p-value indicates the comparison between the NORM and PPI groups
  4. Bold values are statistically significant