Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia

Arterial Hyperoxemia During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Was Not Associated With Worse Postoperative Pulmonary Function: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Anesth AnalgPublished Retrospective cohort study

Main finding · Postoperative P/F ratioResult — go to the resultEstimated increase 4.61 95% CI 0.71–8.50

Authors' conclusion

Our investigation found no clinically significant association between Pa o2 during CPB and postoperative lung function.

Study context

Population
Patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery (coronary artery bypass, valve, aortic, or combined) requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), April 2015–December 2021, large quaternary medical center8,429 (92.2%) analysed
Participants
9,141 patients
Exposure
PaO2 during CPB as continuous exposure
Outcome
Postoperative lung function: PaO2/FiO2 (P/F) ratio
Follow-up
6 hours following surgery or before extubation
Methodological detailssingle-centre
  • Single-centre

Main finding

Postoperative P/F ratio

Estimated increase

4.61

95% CI 0.71–8.50

P = 0.02

100-unit increase in Pa o2
estimated increase 4.61 (95% CI 0.71–8.50); P = 0.02

As reported in the abstract

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Peak lactate 6 hours post CPB

GMR (98.3% CI)P value
Pa o21.01 (0.98–1.03)P = 0.55

Average lactate 6 hours post CPB

GMR (98.3% CI)P value
Pa o21.00 (0.97–1.03)P = 0.93

AKI by Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria

OR (98.3% CI)P value
Pa o20.91 (0.75–1.10)P = 0.23

Original publication

Arterial Hyperoxemia During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Was Not Associated With Worse Postoperative Pulmonary Function: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Anesth Analg. Published 21 September 2023. doi:10.1213/ane.0000000000006627

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