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Table 3 Postoperative data and outcomes

From: Effect of moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest on neurological outcomes in elderly patients undergoing replacement of the thoracic aorta

 

Total

Young group

Elderly group

p value

Postoperative status

 Stable

325 (36.0%)

258 (36.8%)

67 (33.3%)

 

  Stable with low-dose catecholamines

533 (59.1%)

411 (58.6%)

122 (60.7%)

 

  Stable with high-dose catecholamines

33 (3.7%)

22 (3.1%)

11 (5.5%)

 

  IABP/ECLS with catecholamines

10 (1.1%)

9 (1.3%)

1 (0.5%)

 

48-h drainage loss, mL

600 (400, 950)

550 (358, 900)

600 (400, 1150)

0.016

Re-exploration for bleeding, n

59 (6.5%)

51 (7.3%)

8 (3.9%)

0.090

Ventilation time, h

17 (12 31)

17 (11, 26)

20 (15, 57)

< 0.001

Tracheotomy, n

69 (7.6%)

50 (7.1%)

19 (9.4%)

0.293

Pulmonary infection

58 (6.4%)

37 (5.3%)

21 (10.3%)

0.009

New onset of hemodialysis, n

48 (5.3%)

36 (5.1%)

12 (5.9%)

0.667

Postoperative atrial fibrillation, n

140 (15.7%)

95 (13.7%)

45 (22.6%)

0.002

Postoperative delirium, n

112 (12.4%)

63 (9.0%)

49 (24.1%)

< 0.001

Postoperative stroke (CT-proofed), n

52 (5.7%)

42 (6.0%)

10 (4.9%)

0.569

Deep sternal wound infection, n

12 (1.3%)

6 (0.9%)

6 (3.0%)

0.032

Intensive care unit stay, days

2 (1, 4)

2 (1, 3)

2 (1, 5)

0.005

Hospital stay, days

9 (7, 13)

9 (7, 12)

10 (8, 15)

0.002

30-day mortality, n

36 (4.0%)

23 (3.5%)

13 (7.1%)

0.031