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Table 1 Characteristics of patients, distribution of surgical procedures and site of surgery

From: The EZ-blocker for one-lung ventilation in patients undergoing thoracic surgery: clinical applications and experience in 100 cases in a routine clinical setting

Patient characteristics

n (%) or median (IQR)

Gender, n (%)

 Female

32 (32)

 Male

68 (68)

Age (y), median (IQR)

65.5 (53–70.5)

BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR)

25.3 (21.8–29)

ASA physical status, n (%)

 I

3 (3)

 II

33 (33)

 III

52 (52)

 IV

12 (12)

Mallampati score, n (%)

 I

18 (18)

 II

38 (38)

 III

14 (14)

 IV

6 (6)

 not specified

24 (24)

CML classification, n (%)

 I

41 (41)

 II

8 (8)

 III

7 (7)

 IV

0 (0)

 not specified

44 (44)

Surgical procedures, n (%)

VATS procedure

36 (36)

 Wedge resection

12 (12)

 Segment resection

3 (3)

 Ligation of thoracic duct

3 (3)

 Pleural decortication

3 (3)

 Lobectomy

1 (1)

 Other surgical procedures

14 (14)

Thoracotomy

64 (64)

 Lobectomy

17 (17)

 Wedge resection

12 (12)

 Pleural decortication

7 (7)

 Segment resection

6 (6)

 Pneumonectomy

2 (2)

 Bilobectomy

1 (1)

 Ligation of thoracic duct

1 (1)

 Other surgical procedures

18 (18)

Site of surgery, n (%)

 Right

51 (51)

 Left

46 (46)

 Bilateral

2 (2)

 Median sternotomy

1 (1)

  1. Data are presented as absolute number of patients (%) or as median (IQR)