Table III.
Operative characteristics by procedure
| Variablea | Overall (n = 47) | Type of repair
|
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simultaneous (n = 33) | Staged (n = 14) | |||
| Max aortic diameter, mean (SD) cm | 6.7 (1.3) | 6.8 (1.5) | 6.5 (0.8) | .47 |
| ASA classification | ||||
| 3 | 28 (59.6) | 20 (60.6) | 8 (57.1) | |
| 4 | 19 (40.4) | 13 (39.4) | 6 (42.9) | |
| Status | ||||
| Elective | 39 (83.0) | 27 (81.8) | 12 (85.7) | .75 |
| Urgent or emergency | 8 (17.0) | 6 (18.2) | 2 (14.3) | |
| Crawford classification | ||||
| Extent I | 2 (4.3) | 1 (3.0) | 1 (7.1) | |
| Extent II | 15 (31.9) | 9 (27.3) | 6 (42.9) | |
| Extent III | 30 (63.8) | 23 (69.7) | 7 (50.0) | |
| Total bypass grafts, No. | 171 | 118 | 53 | |
| Bypass grafts/patient, median (range) | 4 (2–4) | 4 (2–4) | 4 (2–4) | .31 |
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.
a
Continuous data are shown as indicated, and categoric data as number (%).