Research Article

Perioperative Exhaled Nitric Oxide as an Indicator for Postoperative Pneumonia in Surgical Lung Cancer Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study Based on 183 Cases

Table 3

Bivariate analysis of FeNO and routine perioperative examinations.

VariablesOR95% CI

Preoperative FEV10.7330.4500.327–1.642
Preoperative FEV1/FVC0.9480.0480.899–0.999
Preoperative DLCO0.9520.2510.875–1.035
Preoperative FeNO0.9990.9790.961–1.040
POD1 FeNO1.0480.0011.019–1.077
∆FeNO1.087<0.0011.044–1.132
Preoperative WBC1.0760.6370.794–1.457
POD1 WBC1.1080.2640.926–1.327
Preoperative EO (%)1.0670.5540.856–1.329
POD1 EO (%)0.9220.6930.616–1.380
Preoperative N (%)1.0270.3220.974–1.083
POD1 N (%)0.9740.2320.932–1.017
Preoperative albumin1.0280.7250.883–1.196
POD1 albumin0.9050.1580.787–1.040

OR: odd ratio; CI: confidence interval; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; DLCO: diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide; FeNO: fractional exhaled nitric oxide; ∆FeNO: change in FeNO; WBC: white blood cell; N: neutrophil granulocyte; EO: eosinophil granulocyte, POD: postoperative day.