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Table 4 Linear regression analysis to compare secondary outcomes at different times between the sevoflurane and propofol groups (n = 102)

From: Late pharmacologic conditioning with volatile anesthetics after cardiac surgery

Oxygenation index (mm Hg)

Unadjusted difference in means

(point estimate)

95% Cl

Adjusted difference in means

(point estimate)

95% CI

paO2/FiO2, 4 hours (mm Hg)

21

-5, 48

12

-13, 38

paO2/FiO2, POD1

(mm Hg)

42 a

2, 81

27

-9, 64

ICU stay (days)

-0.005

-0.6, 0.6

0.07

-0.5, 0.7

Hospital stay (days)

-0.4

-1.9, 1.2

-0.2

-1.7, 1.4

Creatinine, POD1 (μM)

-3.8

-11.8, 4.1

-1.8

-9.6, 6.0

  1. 4 hours, 4 hours after ICU admission; ICU, intensive care unit; POD1, first postoperative day. The model is adjusted for age, blood products, and ECC time. The propofol group is the reference. aP < 0.05, statistically significant.