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Table 8 Associations of preoperative and intraoperative factors with postoperative pneumonia

From: Impact of intraoperative fluid management on postoperative complications in patients undergoing minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a retrospective single-center study

Factors

Pneumonia ( +) (n = 62)

Pneumonia (–) (n = 210)

P value

Preoperative albumin (g/dL)

3.8 [3.4–4.0]

3.9 [3.7–4.2]

0.0056*

Operative duration (min)

627 [564–693]

634 [559–706]

0.0513

Anesthesia duration (min)

733 [672–795]

695 [637–779]

0.0481*

Total infusion volume (mL)

3894 [3110–4692]

3720 [3035–4353]

0.2912

Fluid balance (mL)

2773 [2046–3417]

2619 [2008–3235]

0.3247

Recurrent nerve palsy, n (%)

30 (48%)

61 (29%)

0.0046*

  1. Values are presented as median [interquartile range]
  2. *Indicates P < 0.05