Table 2.
Comparison of the qualitative variables between the two groups*
| Baseline characteristic in both groups | P value | ||
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| No Intervention (n=113) | Intervention (n=136) | ||
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| Sex | |||
| Female | 32 (23.5) | 27 (23.9) | 0.95 |
| Male | 104 (76.5) | 86 (76.1) | |
| Type of surgery | |||
| CABG | 102 (75.6) | 81 (72.3) | 0.89 |
| CABG + Valve | 9 (6.7) | 9 (8.0) | |
| Valve | 20 (14.8) | 17 (15.2) | |
| Congenital | 4 (3.0) | 5 (4.5) | |
| Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) | |||
| No | 128 (94.8) | 109 (96.5) | 0.53 |
| Yes | 7 (5.2) | 4 (3.5) | |
| Diabetes | |||
| No | 91 (66.9) | 84 (75.0) | 0.16 |
| Yes | 45 (33.1) | 28 (25.0) | |
| Inotropes on admission day | |||
| No | 122 (89.7) | 100 (88.5) | 0.76 |
| Yes | 14 (10.3) | 13 (11.5) | |
| Balloon pumping in the first day admission in ICU | |||
| No | 134 (98.5) | 108 (95.6) | 0.16 |
| Yes | 2 (1.5) | 5 (4.4) | |
| Reoperation | |||
| No | 135 (99.3) | 113 (100) | 0.54 |
| Yes | 1 (0.7) | 0 | |
| Re-intubation | |||
| No | 135 (99.3) | 113 (100) | 0.36 |
| Yes | 1 (0.7) | 0 | |
| Reason for CV line removal | |||
| Transfer to non-critical care wards | 131 (97.8) | 109 (98.2) | 0.81 |
| Fever >38 °C | 3 (2.2) | 2 (1.8) | |
*
Data are presented as n (%)
CABG, Coronary artery bypass graft; ICU, Intensive care unit