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Table 4 Incidence of postoperative complications

From: Influence of a chronic beta-blocker therapy on perioperative opioid consumption – a post hoc secondary analysis

 

n

Beta-Blockade (n = 37)

No Beta-Blockade (n = 69)

P-value

Incidence postoperative total complications

106

19 (51.4%)

37 (53.6%)

0.8232

Incidence postoperative delirium

106

8 (21.6%)

17 (24.6%)

0.7272

Incidence postoperative non-tolerable pain

104

14 (37.8%) (n = 37)

21 (31.3%) (n = 67)

0.5022

Incidence postoperative arrhythmia

106

2 (5.4%)

2 (2.9%)

0.5192

Incidence postoperative ischemic complications

106

2 (5.4%)

1 (1.4%)

0.2422

Incidence postoperative wound infections

106

2 (5.4%)

2 (2.9%)

0.5192

  1. Median with 25th and 75th percentile or absolute and relative frequencies (indicated by a frequency sign)
  2. n Number of patients, ICU Intensive care unit, PACU Postanesthesia care unit
  3. 1Mann-Whitney-U-Test; 2Chi-Square-Test