Table 5 Pulmonary complications
From: Does the “obesity paradox” exist after transcatheter aortic valve implantation?
Variable | Overall (n = 109) | BMI (kg/m2) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 21.9 (n = 27) | 21.9–27.0 (n = 55) | > 27.0 (n = 27) | |||
Intubation time (hours) | 9.1 ± 6.9 | 8.7 ± 4.2 | 8.9 ± 6.0 | 9.1 ± 7.3 | 0.872 |
Baseline PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg) | 446.67 ± 50.95 | 451.90 ± 58.35 | 437.72 ± 78.85 | 379.88 ± 73.35 | 0.038 |
Transitional extubation, PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg) | 386.67 ± 67.88 | 426.84 ± 59.54 | 366.85 ± 69.78 | 300.65 ± 70.40 | 0.030 |
Postextubation 12th hour, PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg) | 417.58 ± 55.15 | 438.80 ± 65.98 | 410.10 ± 45.58 | 345.20 ± 50.35 | 0.043 |
Postextubation 24th hour, PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg) | 418.18 ± 64.24 | 425.02 ± 29.54 | 405.56 ± 58.85 | 420.80 ± 69.52 | 0.856 |
Postextubation 48th hour, PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg) | 426.06 ± 36.06 | 442.89 ± 60.38 | 384.05 ± 36.85 | 423.65 ± 49.97 | 0.896 |
Postextubation 72th hour, PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg) | 393.67 ± 46.06 | 407.28 ± 45.58 | 405.38 ± 35.54 | 392.59 ± 41.88 | 0.873 |