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. 2024 May 7;11:1391881. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1391881

Table 3.

Operative data of paired groups.

MICS group
(n = 149)
MS group
(n = 149)
p-value
Operating time, min 247.9 ± 71.8 246.2 ± 64.2 0.828
Total grafts, average 2.3 ± 0.6 2.9 ± 0.8 <0.001
Number of distal anastomoses, average 2.7 ± 0.8 3.2 ± 0.9 <0.001
Total arterial revascularization, n (%) 48 (32.2) 53 (35.5) 0.625
Endarterectomy, n (%) 0 (0) 3 (2.0) 0.247
Perioperative transfusion, n (%) 84 (56.4) 100 (67.1) 0.074
Complete revascularization, n (%) 138 (92.6) 147 (98.7) 0.521
The index of revascularisation, [IQR] 1 [1–1] 1 [1–1] 0.011
Conversion to CPB, n (%) 0 (0) 1 (0.7) 1.000
Conversion to sternotomy, n (%) 2 (1.3)
Graft, n (%)
LITA 149 (100) 145 (97.3) 0.122
RITA 18 (12.1) 60 (40.3) <0.001
BITA 18 (12.1) 59 (39.6) <0.001
Radial artery 42 (28.2) 62 (41.6) 0.021
Gastroepiploic artery 6 (4.0) 14 (9.4) 0.103
Saphenous vein 104 (69.8) 94(63.1) 0.270

CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; LITA, left internal thoracic artery; RITA, right internal thoracic artery; BITA, bilateral internal thoracic artery.