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Table 7 Perioperative aspiration comparison of 2015 cohort with documented procedure RTP to 2012 cohort

From: Evaluation of operating room reverse Trendelenburg positioning and its effect on postoperative hypoxemia, aspiration, and length of stay: a retrospective study of consecutive patients

 

RTP (↓)

(2012)

RTP (Yes)

(2015)

p value

Total

500 (74.1%)

175 (25.9%)

 

Perioperative aspiration

24 (4.8%)

1 (0.6%)

0.0088

Preoperative risk

 Age

54 ± 17

56 ± 17

0.2310

 ASA classification

2.8 ± 0.6

2.9 ± 0.6

0.822

 Emergency procedures

36 (7.2%)

5 (2.9%)

0.0384

 Preexisting lung disease

69 (13.8%)

41 (23.4%)

0.0030

 Weight (kg)

86 ± 24

89 ± 23

0.1571

Intraoperative risk

 Operating room minutes

129 ± 77

126 ± 61

0.5225

 Glycopyrrolate on induction

119 (23.8%)

48 (27.4%)

0.3384

 Fluid input (L)

1.8 ± 1.2

1.6 ± 0.9

0.0184

  1. RTP reverse Trendelenburg, decreased RTP, Yes RTP throughout or a portion of the operative procedure, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists