Table 1 Demographics and clinical information for the patients (n = 92)
Characteristics | PPCs present | PPCs absent |
|---|---|---|
Sample size, n (%) | 39 (42.4) | 53 (57.6) |
Age, mean(SD) | 45.8 (17.2) | 40.0 (19.1) |
Gender-males, n (%) | 26 (66.7) | 29 (54.7) |
Duration of surgery/min, mean(SD) | 148.8 (75.0) | 82.7 (35.7) |
Length of CCU stay/days, mean(SD) | 6.4 (7.3) | 0.6 (1.3) |
Hospital stay/days, mean(SD) | 14 (7.6) | 6.3 (7.7) |
Cause of surgery, n (%) | ||
 Disease | 35 (89.7) | 47 (88.7) |
 Accidents | 4 (10.3) | 6 (11.3) |
Type of surgery, n (%) | ||
 Abdominal | 34 (87.2) | 50 (94.3) |
 Cardiothoracic | 5 (12.8) | 3 (5.7) |
Types of comorbidities, n (%) | ||
 None | 18 (46.1) | 41 (77.4) |
 HIV | 9 (23.1) | 5 (7.5) |
 Hypertension | 8 (20.5) | 4 (7.5) |
 Diabetics | 2 (5.1) | 2 (3.7) |
 Previous pulmonary disease (COPD) | 1 (2.6) | 0 |
 Renal disease | 1 (2.6) | 1 (1.9) |
Post-op physiotherapy, n (%) | ||
 Yes | 38 (97.4) | 14 (26.4) |
 No | 1 (2.6) | 39 (73.6) |