Incidence and Risk Factors of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Noncardiac Chinese Patients: A Multicenter Observational Study in University Hospitals
Table 5
Independent predictors of risk factors for PPCs.
OR (95% CI) n = 902
coefficient
Risk score
Respiratory infection in the last month
7.03 (1.66–29.80)
1.950
20
Smokers
2.37 (1.27–4.42)
0.861
9
Preoperative antibiotic use
0.238 (0.11–0.54)
−1.436
−14
Preoperative SpO2 <96%
5.56 (2.38–12.98)
1.715
17
Surgery site
Peripheral
1
Abdominal
2.88 (1.49–5.59)
1.058
11
Intrathoracic
12.20 (4.61–32.28)
2.501
25
Intraoperative blood loss ≥100 mL
3.00 (1.64–5.50)
1.100
11
Postoperative fasting blood glucose >6.1 mmol/L
2.60 (1.91–3.54)
0.956
10
Postoperative albumin <35 g/L
4.21 (2.24–7.92)
1.438
14
Postoperative ventilation
7.20 (1.96–26.45)
1.975
20
PPCs: postoperative pulmonary complications; SpO2: saturation of peripheral oxygen.
