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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jul 24;145(4):10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.06.029. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.06.029

TABLE 3.

Summary of morbidity categories

1 2 3 4 5
No. of procedures 36 43 36 21  4
Aggregate average PLOS (d)  6.3 11.3 15.2 22.3 34.0
Rate of major complications  3.2%  6.5% 11.9% 15.2% 30.0%

PLOS, Postoperative length of stay.