Surgical plate fixation of multiple rib fractures: a case report

Table 1 Intra- and postoperative respiratory parameters after surgical rib fixation following a blunt thoracic trauma

	Day 0	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3
Procedure	Surgery/patient on continuous mechanical ventilation support	Patient extubated	Arterial line removed	Initial mobilization
SpO₂, %	97	94	96	95
Nasal oxygen support, L/min	FiO₂ 45%^a	4 to 6	0 to 4	0
Arterial saturation O₂, %	95	93	90	ND^b
PaO₂, mmHg	98	78	63	ND^b
PaCO₂, mmHg	45	38	42	ND^b
Respiratory rate, breaths/min	14	12	15	14

Abbreviations: SpO₂ Peripheral capillary oxygen saturation, FiO₂ Fraction of inspired oxygen, PaO₂ Partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood, PaCO₂ Partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood
^aIntraoperative oxygen support
^bND Not determined. Arterial saturation, PaO₂, and PaCO₂ could not be determined in the absence of an arterial line

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