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Table 3 Bivariate analysis of the cardiac surgical patients dichotomized aortic cross-clamp time (N = 609)

From: Predictors of aortic clamp time duration and intensive care unit length of stay in elective adult cardiac surgery

 

Aortic cross-clamp time

p value

< 51 min

≥ 51 min

n = 356

n = 253

Sex

   

Female

60 (16.9%)

49 (19.4%)

0.425

Male

296 (83.1%)

204 (80.6%)

 

Age (years), mean (± SD)

55.22 (± 12.10)

56.20 (± 12.68)

0.335

Age group

   

Age ≤ 65 years

309 (86.8%)

203 (80.2%)

0.029

Age ≥ 66 years

47 (13.2%)

50 (19.8%)

 

Body Mass Index score, mean (SD)

26.63 (± 3.94)

27.17 (± 4.10)

0.107

Body Mass Index score classification

   

Underweight

4 (1.1%)

0

0.046

Normal

100 (28.1%)

51 (20.2%)

 

Pre-obesity

194 (54.5%)

153 (60.5%)

 

Class I obesity

42 (11.8%)

32 (12.6%)

 

Class II obesity

11 (3.1%)

14 (5.5%)

 

Class III obesity

5 (1.4%)

3 (1.2%)

 

Smoking habit

   

No

262 (73.6%)

157 (62.1%)

0.002

Yes

94 (26.4%)

96 (37.9%)

 

Comorbid

   

No

155 (73.5%)

103 (40.7%)

0.486

Yes

201 (56.5%)

15 (59.3%)

 

Comorbidity type = 351

   

Left ventricular impairment

57 (16%)

49 (19.4%)

0.282

CVA

6 (1.7%)

5 (2%)

0.791

Hypertension

130 (36.5%)

106 (41.9%)

0.179

Diabetes mellitus

60 (16.9%)

42 (16.6%)

0.922

Obesity

58 (16.3%)

49 (19.4%)

0.326

Respiratory illness

28 (7.9%)

15 (5.9%)

0.358

EUROSCORE, mean (SD)

0.96 (± 0.82)

1.10 (± 0.75)

0.075

Type of underwent cardiac surgery

   

Coronary artery bypass grafting—CABG

316 (88.8%)

215 (85%)

0.169

Aortic valve replacement—AVR

25 (7%)

27 (10.7%)

0.112

Mitral valve replacement—MVR

15 (4.2%)

11 (4.3%)

0.936

Total cardiac surgical time (min), mean (± SD)

239.53 (± 35.54)

287 (± 44.27)

< 0.001

Cardiopulmonary bypass time (min), mean (SD)

102.94 (± 20.64)

253 (± 19.16)

< 0.001

Mean body temperature during the cardiac operation, mean (± SD) degrees Celsius

33.80 (± 15.9)

32.51 (± 1.11)

0.197

Total ICU Blood Loss (cc) first 24 h, mean (SD)

441.22 (± 136.8)

581 (± 171.5)

< 0.001

Required inotropic support

   

No

334 (93.8%)

158 (62.5%)

< 0.001

Yes

22 (6.2%)

95 (37.5%)

 

Required intra-aortic balloon pump therapy

   

No

334 (93.8%)

158 (62.5%)

< 0.001

Yes

22 (6.2%)

95 (37.6%)

 

Intensive care unit length of stay days, mean (SD)

1.21 (± 0.52)

2.26 (± 2.26)

< 0.001