Table 2.
Outcomes according to Early Postoperative Statin Use
| Characteristic | No Early Postop Statin (n=244) |
Early Postop Statin (n=80) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKI, n (%) | 58 (23.8) | 10 (12.5) | 0.03 |
| Chest tube output first 24h ICU, ml | 649±550 | 694±437 | 0.03 |
| PRBC transfusion postop, units | 1.1±2.6 | 1.0±2.8 | 0.23 |
| Surgical Reexploration, n (%) | 10 (4.1) | 2 (2.5) | 0.51 |
| Time to extubation, hours | 16.8±41.0 | 9.0±8.7 | 0.02 |
| Atrial Fibrillation, n (%) | 77 (31.6) | 17 (21.3) | 0.08 |
| Myocardial infarction, n (%) | 5 (2.0) | 2 (2.5) | 0.80 |
| Pneumonia, n (%) | 6 (2.5) | 4 (5.0) | 0.25 |
| Length of stay, days | 6.5±6.9 | 5.2±2.0 | 0.08 |
| Death, n (%) | 4 (1.6) | 1 (1.3) | 0.81 |
ICU, intensive care unit; PRBC, packed red blood cell.