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Table 2 Intraoperative and postoperative data of the patients after PSM

From: Does thoracoscopic repair of type C esophageal atresia require emergency treatment?

Variable

Group A (n = 43)

Group B (n = 43)

P

Operative time (minutes)

165.3 ± 9.0

162.1 ± 9.2

0.109

Difficulty in intubation a (n, %)

8(18.6)

5(11.6)

0.366

Hypoxia b (n, %)

22(51.2)

20(46.5)

0.666

Hypothermia c (n, %)

9(20.9)

5(11.6)

0.243

Peak PaCO2 (mm Hg)

59.3 ± 6.4

60.4 ± 8.0

0.476

Use of vasopressors (n, %)

4(9.3)

5(11.6)

1.000

blood transfused (n, %)

4(9.3)

7(16.3)

0.333

  1. * p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. a Difficulty in intubation: more than three attempts to replace the tracheal tube during anesthesia induction; b Hypoxia: oxygen saturation (SpO2) decreases to less than 90% or drops by more than 10% from baseline; c Hypothermia: core body temperature falls below 36 °C during the procedure