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. 2023 Jul 14;18(7):e0277868. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277868

Table 2. Pre-match open aortic group.

Patient Characteristic Pre-Implementation Post-Implementation P-Value
601 833
Age at Procedure 61.6 (50.3, 71.8) 62.1 (50.8, 70.7) 0.68
Female Gender, n(%) 180 (30%) 218 (26.2%) 0.11
Race, n(%) 0.71
White 379 (63.1%) 524 (62.9%)
Black 41 (6.8%) 48 (5.8%)
Native American 3 (0.5%) 1 (0.1%)
Pacific Islander 7 (1.2%) 10 (1.2%)
Asian 70 (11.6%) 108 (13.0%)
Other/Unknown 101 (16.8%) 142 (17.0%)
Pre-Op COPD, n (%) 40 (6.7%) 38 (4.6%) 0.085
Pre-Op Dialysis, n(%) 7 (1.2%) 16 (1.9%) 0.26
Pre-Op Diabetes, n(%) 59 (9.8%) 118 (14.2%) 0.014
History of Atrial Fibrillation, n(%) 74 (12.3%) 86 (10.3%) 0.24
Pre-Op HTN, n(%) 354 (58.9%) 489 (58.7%) 0.94
History of Ventricular Tachycardia, n(%) 8 (1.3%) 9 (1.1%) 0.67
NYHA, n(%) 0.003
0 416 (69.2%) 495 (59.4%)
1 177 (29.5%) 324 (38.9%)
2 3 (0.5%) 5 (0.6%)
3 4 (0.7%) 9 (1.1%)
4 1 (0.2%) 0 (0.0%)
Post-Op LOS day (IQR) 8.4 (5.9, 13.8) 7.8 (5.8, 12.5) 0.041
ICU LOS hours (IQR) 91.8 (50.7, 139.0) 68.6 (45.0, 118.9) <0.001
Post-Op Vent hours (IQR) 78.9 (16.6, 750.1) 40.3 (13.2, 249.4) <0.001
Days to Urinary Catheter Removal (IQR) 2.9 (1.8, 4.8) 2.3 (1.6, 3.7) <0.001
Days to First Ambulation (IQR) 2.5 (1.6, 3.6) 1.7 (1.5, 3.2) <0.001
Days to First Bowel Movement (IQR) 3.0 (1.0, 4.0) 3.0 (1.0, 3.0) <0.001
Post-Op Ventilator Associated Pneumonia 51 (8.5%) 51 (6.1%) 0.086
30-day mortality 43 (7.2%) 26 (3.1%) <0.001
Post-Op Urinary Tract Infection 40 (6.7%) 26 (3.1%) 0.002
Post-Op Wound Infection 8 (1.3%) 9 (1.1%) 0.67
Euroscore (IQR) 3.1 (1.7, 5.5) 2.9 (1.6, 5.9) 0.76

Pre-match Open Aortic Group. Values are presented as n (%) or median (interquartile range).