Table 4.
Complications, Resource use, and Mortality by preoperative serum albumin groups
| Outcome Variable | Preoperative Serum Albumin | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤2 g/dL N = 20 |
2–3 g/dL N = 204 |
3–4 g/dL N = 1,361 |
>4 g/dL N = 1,209 |
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| Any Complication | 15 (75.0) | 114 (55.9) | 615 (45.2) | 397 (32.8) | <0.001 |
| Deep Sternal Wound | - | - | 12 (0.9) | 6 (0.5) | 0.38 |
| Stroke/Neurocognitive | - | 12 (5.9) | 52 (3.8) | 28 (2.3) | 0.02 |
| Reoperation | 1 (5.0) | 9 (4.4) | 15 (1.1) | 15 (1.2) | 0.001 |
| Atrial Fibrillation | 6 (30.0) | 44 (21.6) | 288 (21.2) | 205 (17.0) | 0.03 |
| GI Complication | - | 9 (4.4) | 35 (2.6) | 14 (1.2) | 0.01 |
| Pneumonia | 2 (10.0) | 9 (4.4) | 40 (2.9) | 25 (2.1) | 0.04 |
| Prolonged Ventilation | 6 (30.0) | 32 (15.7) | 108 (7.9) | 70 (5.8) | <0.001 |
| Dialysis | - | 2 (1.0) | 16 (1.2) | 13 (1.1) | 0.96 |
| Renal Failure | 1 (5.0) | 32 (15.7) | 77 (5.7) | 44 (3.6) | <0.001 |
| Total ICU stay, hours | 77.3 (91.9) | 64.3 (100.9) | 50.8 (105.6) | 45.7 (64.4) | 0.02 |
| Length of stay, days | 11.8 (8.8) | 11.8 (12.0) | 9.5 (9.8) | 7.8 (5.2) | <0.001 |
| Surgery to Discharge, days | 9.8 (8.3) | 8.6 (10.8) | 7.0 (9.4) | 5.9 (4.7) | <0.001 |
| 30D Readmission | - | 12 (5.9) | 117 (8.6) | 114 (9.4) | 0.19 |
| Major Complications | 8 (40.0) | 58 (28.4) | 204 (15.0) | 139 (11.5) | <0.001 |
| Mortality | 1 (5.0) | 11 (5.4) | 48 (3.5) | 24 (2.0) | 0.02 |
Data shown as n (%) or mean (SD), as appropriate
TIA, Transient ischemic attack
MI, Myocardial infarction
GI, Gastrointestinal
MODS, Multi-organ dysfunction syndrome
ICU, Intensive care unit
30D, Thirty-day