Table 5. Recent experience—operative and short-term outcomes.
Values | MIDCAB-first (n=96) | PCI-first (n=42) | P value |
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Operative outcomes | |||
Total operative time, minutes | 170.76±40.4 | 172.33±53.4 | 0.745 |
Intraoperative mortality | 0 | 0 | – |
Non-LAD vessels diseased | |||
Left main coronary artery | 37 (38.5) | 9 (21.4) | 0.072 |
Circumflex coronary artery | 61 (63.5) | 20 (47.6) | 0.144 |
Right coronary artery | 61 (63.5) | 21 (50.0) | 0.083 |
Short-term outcomes | |||
30-day mortality | 0 | 0 | |
Stroke | 0 | 0 | |
Transfusion required | 1 (1.0) | 1 (2.4) | 0.499 |
Reoperation for bleeding | 1 (1.0) | 2 (4.8) | 0.220 |
Perioperative myocardial infarction | 0 | 0 | – |
New dialysis-dependent renal failure | 0 | 0 | – |
Postoperative length of stay days | 4.81±1.52 | 4.18±1.60 | 0.025 |
Values are expressed as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation. MIDCAB, minimally-invasive direct coronary artery bypass; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; LAD, left anterior descending.