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Table 5 Adjusted odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals of unplanned postoperative respiratory failure according to selected risk factors

From: Postoperative respiratory failure necessitating transfer to the intensive care unit in orthopedic surgery patients: risk factors, costs, and outcomes

Variable

OR

95 % CI

COPD

4.87

(1.24–19.21)

OSA

4.79

(1.81–12.67)

CKD

4.83

(1.36–17.17)

Regular use of psychotropic medication

4.02

(1.58–10.26)

Total operative anesthesia time

1.27

(1.10–1.48)

Total opioid dose in the first 24-h postoperative interval

1.02

(0.98–1.06)

  1. Results from a logistic regression model that included gender, surgical procedure type, age (10-year categories), and all variables shown in the table
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, OSA obstructive sleep apnea, CKD chronic kidney disease
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Perioperative Medicine

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