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Table 5 Comparison between the variables with the presence or absence of CREs upon arrival in the PACU

From: The association between residual neuromuscular blockade (RNMB) and critical respiratory events: a prospective cohort study

Variables

CRE (n = 20)

No CREs (n = 10)

P value

Age (years), median (IQR)

35 (27–51)

35 (30–53)

0.62

BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD

31.23 ± 6.17

26.78 ± 3.94

0.047

Duration of surgery (min), median (IQR)

82 (75–161)

106 (86–158)

0.403

Temperature (°C), median (IQR)

36.50 (36.40–36.80)

36.65 (36.40–36.90)

0.689

TOF ratio upon arrival in the PACU, median (IQR)

0.88 (0.72–0.89)

0.96 (0.91–1.00)

0.001

Incidence of RNMB (TOF ratio < 0.90), n (%)

15 (75%)

1(10%)

0.001

  1. n (%) number (percentage), IQR interquartile range, ± SD ± standard deviation, CREs critical respiratory events, BMI body mass index, kg/m2 kilogramme per metre square, min minutes, TOF train-of-four, PACU post-anaesthesia care unit, RNMB residual neuromuscular blockade