Research Article

A Retrospective Analysis of Oxygen Desaturation during Acoustic Respiratory Rate Monitoring in Non-ICU Patients following Tracheal Extubation after General Anesthesia

Table 2

Multivariate logistic regression model for desaturation.

ā€‰Odds ratio95% CI value

% VC per 10%0.8850.790 to 0.9920.036
FEV1% per 10%0.8610.705 to 1.0510.140
COPD2.1951.088 to 4.4280.028
Lack of RRa change1.9721.226 to 3.1720.005
Mean perfusion index0.8900.781 to 1.0140.079

% VC: % vital capacity, FEV1%: forced expiratory volume 1.0 (sec) %, COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and RRa: acoustic respiratory rate.
Total fluid balance, transfusion requirement, and duration of surgery were excluded from the model during the stepwise backward elimination process.