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Table 3 AHI in the perioperative period: median (IQR [range]) in all examined individuals

From: Incidence of perioperative sleep-disordered breathing in patients undergoing major surgery: a prospective cohort study

 

All individuals (n = 37)

Sign. difference to preoperative values (Wilcoxon-Test - Bonferroni adjusted)

Preoperative night (n = 37)

6,0 (2,6 - 14,7 [0–32,6])

 

1. Postoperative night (n = 4)

4,6 (1,8 - 9,1 [1,2 - 10,2])

 

2. Postoperative night (n = 18)

5,6 (2,6 - 15,0 [1,1 - 59,3])

n.s.

3. Postoperative night (n = 21)

16,9 (5,6 - 38,8 [2,9 - 64,3])

p = 0,01

4. Postoperative night (n = 28)

11,6 (5,9 - 17,4 [0,4 - 39,3])

p = 0,045

5. Postoperative night (n = 28)

15,2 (5,7 - 22,2 [0,2 - 55,5])

p = 0,005

6. Postoperative night (n = 11)

22,5 (5,2 - 35,4 [0,2 - 67,7])

p = 0,04