Outcome | No hypoxemia (N = 135) | Hypoxemia (N = 71) |
---|---|---|
CPAP at home + subsequent routine PACU use (%) | 33 | 41 |
Emergent CPAP (%) | 0 | 0 |
Increase in oxygen delivery (%) | 16 | 37* |
Incidence of postoperative hypertension (%) | 33 | 41 |
Need treatment for hypertension (%) | 4 | 4 |
Need for postoperative hospital admission from PACU (%) | 16 | 11 |
Reasons for hospital admission | ||
Physical Therapy (%) | 45 | 13 |
Intravenous antibiotics (%) | 9 | 13 |
Pain Control (%) | 14 | 13 |
Infectious Complication (%) | 18 | 38 |
Radiation therapy (%) | 0 | 13 |
Other (%)** | 14 | 13 |