Role of Dexmedetomidine in Early POCD in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery
Table 1
Characteristics and intraoperative variables.
Dex group ()
NS group ()
Age (year)
0.08
Sex (male, %)
29 (55.77%)
31 (62.00%)
0.52
BMI
0.93
Educational level
Primary
7 (13.46%)
5 (10.00%)
0.71
Junior high school
12 (23.08%)
15 (30.00%)
Senior high school
14 (26.92%)
12 (24.00%)
College degree
19 (36.54%)
18 (36.00%)
TICS-m score (baseline)
0.14
Smoking history
11 (21.15%)
16 (32.00%)
0.22
Drinking history
5 (9.62%)
9 (18.00%)
0.22
Coronary heart disease
0 (0.00%)
3 (6.00%)
0.11
Hypertension
7 (13.46%)
15 (30.00%)
0.04
Diabetes
2 (3.85%)
7 (14.00%)
0.09
Prolonged rSO2 desaturation
0 [0.00-0.79]
0.02 [0.00-5.12]
0.27
Oxygenation index
T0
0.36
T1
396.00 [323.75-494.25]
401.00 [361.00-442.00]
0.86
T2
0.22
T3
0.80
Anesthesia duration (min)
0.27
Surgery duration (min)
0.69
OLV/artificial pneumothorax duration (min)
80.0 [65.0-99.5]
87.0 [69.0-112.2]
0.44
Length of stay (day)
0.02
The total hospital cost
0.04
BMI: body mass index; TICS-m: Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status-Modified; OLV: one lung ventilation; rSO2 area under the curve (AUC) of desaturation below 20% of baseline or AUC of desaturation below 50% absolute value [21].
