Table 2:
Early Outcomes Stratified by Preoperative Heart Failure Diagnosis
| Preoperative Heart Failure | P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No N=635 |
Yes N=376 |
||
| Postoperative Length of Stay | 5.0 (4.0, 7.0) | 6.0 (5.0, 8.0) | < 0.001 |
| Operative Mortality | 9 (1.4%) | 9 (2.4%) | 0.325 |
| Postoperative Complications | |||
| Mechanical Circulatory Support | 16 (2.5%) | 21 (5.6%) | 0.015 |
| Cardiac Arrest | 8 (1.3%) | 11 (2.9%) | 0.090 |
| Dialysis | 13 (2.0%) | 14 (3.7%) | 0.156 |
| Neurologic Deficit at Discharge | 4 (0.6%) | 4 (1.1%) | 0.479 |
| Unplanned Noncardiac Reoperation | 28 (4.4%) | 16 (4.3%) | > 0.99 |
Statistically significant p values are italicized and in bold