Table 2 Comparison of perioperative management in transplant recipients with and without airway complications.
Characteristic | Total | Airway complications | No airway complications | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of recipients | 137 | 30 | 107 | Â |
Preoperative steroid use | 105 (76.6) | 24 (80.0) | 81 (75.7) | 0.623 |
 0–0.5 mg/kg | 77 (56.2) | 17 (56.7) | 60 (56.1) | 0.954 |
 0.5–1.0 mg/kg | 20 (14.6) | 4 (13.3) | 16 (15.0) |  > 0.999 |
 > 1.0 mg/kg | 8 (5.8) | 3 (10.0) | 5 (4.7) | 0.372 |
Preoperative immunosuppressant use | 19 (13.9) | 6 (20.0) | 13 (12.1) | 0.368 |
Preoperative mechanical ventilation | 94 (68.6) | 22 (73.3) | 72 (67.3) | 0.528 |
Duration of preoperative MV (days) | 20.4 ± 20.2 | 24.8 ± 28.2 | 19.0 ± 17.0 | 0.241 |
Preoperative ECMO | 80 (58.4) | 19 (63.3) | 61 (57.0) | 0.535 |
Duration of preoperative ECMO (days) | 15.2 ± 12.7 | 17.7 ± 14.8 | 14.4 ± 12.0 | 0.322 |
Ischemic time (min) | 232.5 ± 114.6 | 248.7 ± 145.8 | 228.1 ± 105.0 | 0.395 |
Postoperative ECMO | 11 (8.0) | 4 (13.3) | 7 (6.5) | 0.256 |
Duration of postoperative ECMO (days) | 7.9 ± 9.0 | 11.5 ± 14.4 | 5.9 ± 4.3 | 0.495 |
Duration of postoperative MV (days) | 24.9 ± 99.1 | 52.1 ± 199.7 | 17.3 ± 37.8 | 0.089 |
Length of postoperative ICU stay (days) | 32.3 ± 98.4 | 60.2 ± 198.2 | 24.5 ± 37.2 | 0.079 |
