Table 2: Perioperative and postoperative variables of study patients.
| Variables |
Cases (n=23) |
| Arterial blood gas analysis |
|
| After induction |
|
| pH |
7.40 ± 0.12 |
| PaCO2 (mmHg) |
40.03 ± 1.03 |
| PaO2 (mmHg) |
333.2 ± 27.05 |
| HCO3− |
25.3 ± 0.92 |
| 15 minutes after one lung ventilation |
|
| pH |
7.34 ± 0.18 |
| PaCO2 (mmHg) |
46.2 ± 1.77 |
| PaO2 (mmHg) |
207.4 ± 34.3 |
| HCO3− |
25.6 ± 0.73 |
| Intraoperative Hb (mg/dl) |
11.0 ± 0.46 |
| Extubation |
|
| OR |
3 (13%) |
| < 24 hr |
15 (65%) |
| > 24 hr < 48 hr |
3 (13%) |
| > 72 hr |
2 (8.7%) |
| ICU stays |
|
| < 3 days |
17 (73%) |
| > 3 days |
6 (26%) |
| Hospital stays |
|
| < 14 days |
11 (48%) |
| > 14 days |
12 (52%) |
| Mortality |
|
| Alive |
20 (87%) |
| Death |
3 (13%) |
| Postoperative infection |
|
| No |
20 (87%) |
| Yes |
3 (13%) |
| Bacteriological profile |
|
| Sterile (no growth of organism) |
7 (30%) |
| Staphylococcus aureus |
3(13%) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
3(13%) |
| Gram positive bacilli |
2(8.7%) |
| Streptococcus groups |
3(13%) |
| Yeast and fungus |
2(8.7%) |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
3(13%) |
PaO2: arterial oxygen partial pressure; PaCO2: arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure; Hb: hemoglobin; OR: operating room.