Table 4.

Long-term outcomes according to dexmedetomidine status.

Variable	Entire cohort		Adjusted HR	95% CI	p value	Propensity-matched cohort		p value
	DEX	Non-DEX				DEX	Non-DEX
	N = 889	N = 495				N = 462	N = 462
30-day mortality	14 (1.57)	21 (4.24)	0.448	0.219–0.916	0.028	7 (1.51)	18 (3.90)	0.027
1-year mortality	21 (2.36)	33 (6.67)	0.487	0.274–0.867	0.014	13 (2.81)	26 (5.63)	0.031

DEX, dexmedetomidine; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.