Table 4 Pre-, intra- and postoperative variables grouped by orthostatic tolerance during the mobilization procedure
Tolerance status | 6 h after surgery | 24 h after surgery | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OT | OI | p value | OT | OI | p value | |
Patients, no. (%) | 24 (86) | 4 (14) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | ||
Preoperative values | ||||||
Preoperative hemoglobin (mmol/L) | 8.6 (0.6) | 9.1 [1.2] | 0.32 | 8.8 [.] | 8.2 [.] | 0.20 |
Preoperative CRP (mmol/L) | 2 (2) | 2 [2] | 0.50 | 3 [.] | 1 [.] | 0.20 |
Intraoperative values | ||||||
Bleeding during surgery (mL) | 0 [24] | 0 [113] | 0.98 | 0 [.] | 0 [.] | 0.80 |
Surgery duration (min) | 58 (8) | 57 [18] | 0.98 | 70 [.] | 50 [.] | 0.20 |
Propofol (mg) | 153 (176) | 0 [109] | 0.21 | 356 [.] | 86 [.] | 0.40 |
Phenylephrine (mg) | 0 [0,2] | 0 [0] | 0.47 | 0 [0] | 0 [0] | 1.00 |
Ephedrine (mg) | 0 [10] | 15 [16] | 0.04 | 0 [.] | 8 [.] | 1.00 |
Postoperative variables | ||||||
Bromage score (0–3) | 0 (0) | 0 [0] | 1.00 | 0 (0) | 0 [0] | 1.00 |
Pain in supine position (VRS 0–10) | 2 [4] | 3 [4] | 0.87 | 1 [.] | 4 [.] | 0.80 |
Pain in sitting position (VRS 0–10) | 2 [4] | 3 [2] | 0.57 | 2 [.] | 3 [.] | 0.80 |
Pain in standing position (VRS 0–10) | 2 [3] | 4 [3] | 0.29 | 5 [.] | 4 [.] | 0.80 |
Opioid equivalents 6 h prior to mobilization (mg) | 0 [3] | 2 [7] | 0.47 | 0 [.] | 3 [.] | 0.80 |
Cumulated opioid equivalents prior to mobilization (mg) | 0 [3] | 2 [7] | 0.47 | 15 [.] | 3 [.] | 0.40 |
Chlorzoxazone 4 h prior to mobilization (mg) | 0 [0] | 0 [186] | 0.73 | 0 [.] | 125 [.] | 0.80 |
Hemoglobin 6 h after surgery (mmol/L) | 8.3 (0.8) | 9.1 [1.5] | 0.25 | |||
CRP 6 h after surgery (mmol/L) | 2 (1) | 3 [2] | 0.82 | |||
Hemoglobin 24 h after surgery (mmol/L) | 8.0 [.] | 7.6 [.] | 0.20 | |||
CRP 24 h after surgery (mmol/L) | 46 [.] | 16 [.] | 0.20 | |||