Table 4.
Postoperative short-term TR, EF, SPAP data. Comparison of preoperative and postoperative short-term TR changes data
| Parameters | Group-1 (n = 141) | Group-2 (n = 59) | Group-3 (n = 121) | Group-4 (n = 41) | Total (n = 362) | Test Statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postoperative short-term EF (%) | 50.8 ± 7.8 | 49.5 ± 8.0 | 49.7 ± 9.9 | 51.2 ± 8.3 | 50.3 ± 8.6 | p:0.620 * | |
| Postoperative short-term SPAP (mmHg) | 40.4 ± 6.1 | 39.1 ± 6.4 | 35.9 ± 5.8 | 39.1 ± 5.9 | 38.5 ± 6.3 | p:0.001 * | |
| Postoperative short-term TR (Mean ± Std. Deviation) | 2.6 ± 0.7 | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 1.6 ± 0.6 | 1.8 ± 0.6 | 2.2 ± 0.9 | p:0.001** | |
| Preoperative - Postoperative short-term TR Comparison | Regression | 47 (24.2%) | 15 (%7.7) | 96 (49.5%) | 36 (18.6%) | 194 (53.6%) | p:0.001 ** |
| Same | 68 (48.2%) | 24 (%20.3) | 21 (17.4%) | 5 (4.2%) | 118 (32.6%) | ||
| Increase | 26 (18.5%) | 20 (%33.9) | 4 (3.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 50 (13.8%) | ||
EF: Ejection Function; SPAP: Systolic Pulmonary Artery Pressure, TR: Tricuspid valve regurgitation, Mean ± Std: Mean, Standard Deviation NYHA: New York Heart Association Functional Capacity Classification
*Kruskal-Wallis test **Chi-Square test a: Patient Distribution after Mortality