15 September 2025 : Clinical Research
Optimizing Ventilation Strategies to Reduce Pulmonary Complications in Frail Patients: A Comparative Study
Yang Cao AEG 1,2, Enci Liu CD 3, Yongling Xu AD 1, Changzheng Shangguan F 4, Mengxia Ge B 1, Changzheng Yuan AB 1, Baohui Xia A 1, Bo Zhang D 1, Di Gao B 1, Wangning Shangguan AE 2*, Juan Chen E 5DOI: 10.12659/MSM.948977
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e948977
Table 5 Incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications.
| Variable | ΔP group (n=31) | N group (n=30) | /χ-value | value |
| PPCs, n (%) | 0.0% (0) | 23.3% (7) | 2.97 | 0.006 |
| Respiratory infection | 0.0% (0) | 16.7% (5) | ||
| Respiratory failure | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||
| Pleural effusion | 0.0% (0) | 10.0% (3) | ||
| Atelectasis | 0.0% (0) | 20.0% (6) | ||
| Bronchospasm | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||
| Aspiration pneumonitis | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | ||
| PPCs – postoperative pulmonary complications. ** Chi-square test was used for categorical variable comparison. *** **** Multiple PPC types could be presented in a single patient. The reported numbers represent individual complication events rather than unique cases. | ||||