Table 2 Elective patients scheduled for PACU admission
Preoperative admission indication | Indications, total cohort (N = 413) | Indications, planned and admitted patients (Group I) (n = 342) | Indications, planned but not admitted patients (Group II) (n = 71) |
|---|---|---|---|
a. Surgical indicationsa(n = 229) | 229 | 204 | 25 |
Supratentorial craniotomy (including open biopsy) | 89 | 82 | 7 |
Whipple operation | 29 | 25 | 4 |
Hemihepatectomy | 26 | 20 | 6 |
Kidney transplantation + comorbidity or need for vasopressive support | 16 | 15 | 1 |
Awake craniotomy | 11 | 10 | 1 |
b. Anesthesiological indications (n = 47) | 55 | 38 | 17 |
(Expected) perioperative pulmonary or cardiac complications | 44 | 30 | 14 |
(Expected) postoperative catecholamine support | 6 | 5 | 1 |
(Expected) postoperative airway complications | 5 | 3 | 2 |
c. Comorbidities (n = 99) | 171 | 137 | 34 |
OSA syndrome | 70 | 54 | 16 |
Heart failure | 67 | 54 | 13 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 17 | 14 | 3 |
Morbid obesity | 14 | 12 | 2 |
Cervical paraplegia | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Unregulated diabetes mellitus | 1 | 1 | 0 |
d. Other (not listed in Table 1) (n = 38) | 43 | 34 | 9 |
Minor surgery in frail patients | 17 | 14 | 3 |
Rare major high-risk surgery | 18 | 13 | 5 |
Congenital syndromes | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Bronchoalveolar lavage | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Total (n = 413) | 498 | 413 | 85 |