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Table 9 Outcomes according to operative procedure reverse Trendelenburg (RTP) status

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

Audit

RTP (No)

RTP (Yes)

p value

 

825 (82.5%)

175 (17.5%)

 

Postoperative length of stay (days)

2.7 ± 3.5

2.2 ± 2.8

0.0246

Preoperative risk

 Age

57 ± 18

56 ± 17

0.3479

 ASA classification

2.8 ± 0.6

2.9 ± 0.6

0.5627

 Emergency procedures

82 (9.9%)

5 (3.0%)

0.0025

 Preexisting lung disease

112 (13.6%)

41 (23.4%)

0.0010

 Weight (kg)

86 ± 24

89 ± 23

0.0746

Intraoperative risk

 Operating room minutes

129 ± 75

126 ± 61

0.5419

 Glycopyrrolate on induction

200 (24.2%)

48 (27.4%)

0.3753

 Fluid input (L)

1.5 ± 1.0

1.6 ± 0.9

0.5296

  1. No no operative RTP or no audit, Yes RTP throughout or a portion of the operative procedure, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists