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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Sugammadex, neostigmine and postoperative pulmonary complications: an international randomised feasibility and pilot trial

Characteristic

Sugammadex (n = 59)

Neostigmine (n = 61)

Age (years)

64.6 (11.1)

62.7 (10.1)

Sex

 Male

33 (55.9)

37 (60.7)

 Female

26 (44.1)

24 (39.3)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

25.6 (4.6)

27.0 (5.8)

ASA physical status

 1

1 (1.7)

5 (8.2)

 2

35 (59.3)

33 (54.1)

 3

22 (37.3)

22 (36.1)

 4

1 (1.7)

1 (1.6)

History of PONV or motion sickness

13 (22.0)

5 (8.2)

Apfel simplified risk score

 1

3 (5.1)

6 (9.8)

 2

28 (47.5)

31 (50.8)

 3

18 (30.5)

21 (34.4)

 4

10 (16.9)

3 (4.9)

ARISCAT score

38 (26–42)

34 (26–41)

ARISCAT risk

 Low (<26)

16 (27.1)

20 (32.8)

 Intermediate (26–44)

29 (49.2)

34 (55.7)

 High (>44)

14 (23.7)

7 (11.5)

QoR-15 score

136.0 (123.0–144.0)

141.0 (132.0–144.0)

EQ-5D-5L score

0.9 (0.8–1.0)

0.9 (0.9–1.0)

EQ-VAS score

80.0 (75.0–90.0)

80.0 (75.0–90.0)

Frailty

 Non-frail (CFS score 1–4)

57 (96.6)

59 (96.7)

 Frail (CFS score 5–9)

2 (3.4)

2 (3.3)

  1. Results are presented as mean (standard deviation), median (interquartile range), and number (percent). ARISCAT Assess Respiratory Risk in Surgical Patients in Catalonia, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, CFS Clinical Frailty Scale, EQ-5D-5L EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level, EQ-VAS EuroQol–Visual Analogue, PONV postoperative nausea and vomiting, QoR quality of recovery, missing data: baseline EQ-VAS = 1 (0.8%)