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

Table 4

Occurrence rates for outcomes in HFNC patients compared with COG patients with different oxygen concentrations 72 h following extubation, (%).

Characteristics	HFNCG ()			P	COG ()			P
	FiO2 (45~60%)	FiO2 (6080%)	FiO2 (80~100%)		FiO2 (45~60%)	FiO2 (60~80%)	FiO2 (80~100%)
	()	()	()		()	()	()
Hypoxemia	2 (11.11)	2 (9.09)	3 (18.75)	0.658	2 (11.76)	5 (23.81)	9 (56.25)	0.015
Hypercapnia	1 (5.56)	1 (4.55)	1 (6.25)	0.973	2 (11.76)	4 (19.05)	2 (12.50)	0.782
Reintubation	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1.000	0 (0)	1 (4.76)	4 (25.00)	0.031
Needing NIV	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (12.5)	0.075	0 (0)	3 (14.29)	6 (37.50)	0.014
Atelectasis	1 (5.56)	0 (0)	1 (6.25)	0.508	1 (5.88)	2 (9.52)	2 (12.50)	0.806
Suspected pneumonia	0 (0)	1 (4.55)	1 (6.25)	0.588	0 (0)	1 (4.76)	1 (6.25)	0.603
Throat or nasal pain	0 (0)	1 (4.55)	0 (0)	0.455	0 (0)	2 (9.52)	5 (31.25)	0.024
Abdominal distension	0 (0)	0 (0)	3 (18.75)	0.019	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1.000
Air leak	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1.000	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1.000