Predictors of Acute Lung Injury and Severe Hypoxemia in Patients Undergoing Operative Talc Pleurodesis Tomasz J. Kuzniar, MD, PhD, Matthew G. Blum, MD, Kamilla Kasibowska-Kuzniar, MD, PhD, Gökhan M. Mutlu, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 82, Issue 6, Pages 1976-1981 (December 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.06.040 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Preoperative and postoperative pulse oximetry oxygen saturation (Spo2) (bar graph) and fraction of oxygen in inspired gas (Fio2, points and whiskers) in patients who developed acute lung injury (ALI) or severe hypoxemia, and those who did not sustain any complications. The saturation values in ALI and hypoxemia group reflect measured Spo2 on supplemental oxygen. Differences between “no complications” and “severe hypoxemia” groups were statistically significant by t test both preoperatively (p < 0.02), and postoperatively (p = 0.0005). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 1976-1981DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.06.040) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions