Table 5 Spirometric measures, number of pneumonia cases, time in post-operative care unit and length of stay after surgery
Spirometric variables | Measurement recording time | Same-day mobilization group n = 40 | Next-day mobilization group n = 40 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
FVC, % predicted | Pre-operatively | 98.0 (16.2) | 94.5 (17.6) | 0.361 |
Post-operatively | 59.2 (18.9) | 58.3 (19.3) | 0.824 | |
FEV1, % predicted | Pre-operatively | 91.2 (15.8) | 90. 8 (20.2) | 0.922 |
Post-operatively | 50.9 (13.9) | 51.6 (18.2) | 0.836 | |
PEF, % predicted | Pre-operatively | 89.2 (24.5) | 83.5 (28.2) | 0.333 |
Post-operatively | 43.2 (19.1) | 41.2 (18.7) | 0.642 | |
Pneumonia cases, n | 0 | 3 | 0.116 | |
Time in post-operative intensive care, h | 21.6 (5.2) | 22.9 (10.9) | 0.423 | |
Length of stay after surgery, days | 11.1 (5.2) | 10.6 (4.1) | 0.707 | |