Table 2.
Baseline data of the study population and procedures, divided by type of surgical access
| PA | MS | BV | CS | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients, n | 124 | 69 | 56 | 1102 | |
| Gender, male, n (%) | 68 (55) | 34 (49) | 41 (73) | 809 (73) | <0.005 |
| Age, years, mean ± SD | 68 ± 10 | 69 ± 12 | 61 ± 8 | 69 ± 9 | <0.005 |
| Length of ICU stay, days, mean | 1.6 (1–9) | 1.5 (1–20) | 1.1 (1–4) | 2.0 (1–66) | 0.007 |
| (range) | |||||
| Length of ICU stay 1 day, n (%) | 93 (75) | 63 (91) | 53 (95) | 847 (77) | <0.005 |
| Procedures; n (%) | |||||
| CABG | - | - | - | 655 (49) | <0.005 |
| CABG with valve surgery | - | - | - | 177 (13) | <0.005 |
| CABG with rhythm surgery | - | - | - | 21 (2) | 0.345 |
| Valve surgery | 78 (63) | 69 (100) | 140 (13) | <0.005 | |
| Valve surgery with aortic surgery | - | - | - | 42 (4) | 0.016 |
| Valve surgery and rhythm surgery | 43 (35) | - | - | 32 (3) | <0.005 |
| Aortic surgery | - | - | - | 24 (2) | 0.230 |
| Rhythm surgery | - | - | 56 (100) | - | <0.005 |
| Other surgery | 3 (2,4) | - | - | 11 (1) | 0.389 |
PA = Port Access; MS = Mini-sternotomy; BV = Bilateral Video Assisted Thoracoscopy; CS = Conventional Sternotomy; n = Number; SD = Standard Deviation; ICU = Intensive Care Unit; IQR = Interquartile Range; CABG = Coronary Artery Bypass Graft; VATS = Video Assisted Thoracoscopy.