Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Anesthesiol. Jul 27, 2015; 4(2): 30-38
Published online Jul 27, 2015. doi: 10.5313/wja.v4.i2.30
Table 1 Patient study parameters
ParameterNumber (proportion or 95%CI) or mean (SD or 95%CI)
Age (yr)67 (10)
BMI (kg/m2)29.6 (5.6)
IPPV during PAC insertion24 (24%)
Diagnosis of COAD or Asthma28 (28%)
Final PAC position in MPA80 (72%-88%)P < 0.0001
Final PAC position in RPA18 (13%-29%)P < 0.0001
TTE view in which PAC was seen
PSRVIO52 (43%-63%)P < 0.0001
SCRVIO33 (26%-45%)P < 0.0001
PSAscAo13 (6%-24%)P < 0.0001