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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Aug 30;146(5):1072–1077. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.06.048

Table 4.

Postoperative morbidity

Lone MV MV + CMIV p-value
N=109 N=104
Operative Mortality 5 (5%) 3 (3%) 0.72
Stroke 2 (2%) 1 (1%) 0.99
Pneumonia 19 (17%) 10 (10%) 0.11
Ventilation time (hours) 20 (IQR: 11–49) 17 (IQR: 6–42) 0.09
Required reintubation 9 (8%) 6 (6%) 0.60
Reoperation for bleeding 9 (8%) 4 (4%) 0.25
Postoperative blood products 85 (78%) 58 (56%) <0.01
Deep sternal wound infection 1 (1%) 0 0.99
Renal failure 8 (7%) 8 (8%) 0.99
Heart block 2 (2%) 6 (6%) 0.16
Early atrial tachyarrhythmias 10 (9%) 62 (60%) <0.01
Postoperative pacemaker placement 5/80 (6%) 11/96 (11%) 0.30
Length of stay in ICU (hours) 79 (IQR: 45–143) 73 (IQR: 44–129) 0.40

Abbreviations: CMIV, Cox-Maze IV; ICU, intensive care unit; MV, mitral valve.