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Table 4 Postoperative data and post-discharge data stratified by randomisation assignment

From: Sugammadex or neostigmine for reversal of neuromuscular block on the quality of postoperative recovery in elderly adults undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: a randomised controlled trial

Variables

Sugammadex (n = 39)

Neostigmine (n = 38)

P-value

PPCs (n,%)

10 (26%)

17 (45%)

0.079

 Respiratory infection

9

12

0.402

 Respiratory failure

0

1

0.308

 Pleural effusion

4

8

0.192

 Atelectasis

1

0

0.320

 Pneumothorax

3

2

0.665

 Bronchospasm

0

0

 

 Aspiration pneumonitis

0

0

 

Duration of chest tube drainage (day)

2 (1–2)

2 (1–3)

0.249

Hospitalisation (day)

6 (6–7)

7 (6–8)

0.740

30-day respiratory infection (n,%)

0

3 (8%)

0.073

30-day unplanned readmission (n,%)

0

3 (8%)

0.073

  1. All values shown are median (IQR) or n (%) as appropriate