Clinical Study

Effect of High-Flow Nasal Cannula versus Conventional Oxygen Therapy for Patients with Thoracoscopic Lobectomy after Extubation

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the patients who participated in the study (mean SD).

CharacteristicsHFNCG ()COG ()

Age, yrs56.31 7.0355.82 7.920.732
Male gender, (%)30 (53.57)28 (51.85)1.000
BMI, kg/m226.32 4.7325.19 5.020.226
APACHE II26.32 4.7325.19 5.020.226
ARISCAT31.12 3.7432.36 3.080.071
COPD, (%)8 (14.29)7 (12.96)0.840
Asthma, (%)5 (8.93)4 (7.41)1.000
Smoking history, (%)12 (21.43)8 (14.81)0.369
Hemoglobin, g/L108.29 17.31105.43 22.060.450
Lactate, mmol/L0.32 0.070.33 0.060.424
Respiratory, /min18.43 3.4517.98 3.870.521
PaO2, mmHg95.37 12.4292.59 18.490.355
PaCO2, mmHg41.73 6.3343.52 4.930.102
PaO2/FiO2, mmHg350.35 33.87340.98 40.650.191
SaO2/FiO2210.37 52.77222.51 48.650.213
FRC, L2.08 0.322.12 0.410.567
FEV1/FVC, %78.63 11.5275.52 13.450.195
Postsurgical ventilation durations, h2.13 0.432.18 0.320.492