TABLE 2.
Short-term outcomes between recipients with and without PCCS.
| Post-transplant | Overall | Without PCCS | With PCCS | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) or mean (±SD) | N = 368 | N = 263 | N = 105 | |
| ECMO support | 70 (19%) | 40 (15%) | 30 (29%) | 0.003 |
| Renal dialysis a | 97 (26%) | 54 (21%) | 43 (41%) | <0.0001 |
| Re-exploration or delayed sternum closure | 80 (22%) | 47 (18%) | 33 (31%) | 0.004 |
| Early bloodstream infection (30-day), n (%) | 47 (13%) | 28 (11%) | 19 (18%) | 0.059 |
| Hospital stay, days | 40.9 ± 35.5 | 37.7 ± 23.1 | 48.8 ± 55.0 | 0.085 |
| In-hospital death | 45 (12%) | 18 (7%) | 27 (26%) | <0.0001 |
| Cause of death, n (% of in-hospital death) | ||||
| Primary graft failure | 9 (20%) | 4 (22%) | 5 (19%) | |
| Infection, sepsis | 19 (42%) | 8 (44%) | 11 (41%) | |
| Acute rejection | 5 (11%) | 3 (17%) | 2 (7%) | |
| Aortic rupture | 1 (2%) | 0 | 1 (4%) | |
| Ischemic bowel | 3 (6%) | 1 (6%) | 2 (7%) | |
| Cerebrovascular event | 5 (11%) | 0 | 5 (19%) | |
| Limb ischemia | 2 (4%) | 1 (6%) | 1 (4%) | |
| Pulmonary embolism | 1 (2%) | 1 (6%) | 0 |
HT, heart transplantation; PCCS, previous conventional cardiac surgery.
a
The incidence of renal dialysis included temporal dialysis; 97% of the patients were discharged without dialysis.