Table 5. Clinical outcomes of reoperative full and hemi-sternotomy matched groups.
| Outcomes | Group [No. of patients] |
P value (≤) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full sternotomy [116] | Hemi-sternotomy [116] | ||
| Postoperative complications | |||
| Reoperation for bleeding, N (%) | 5 (4.3) | 3 (2.6) | 0.722 |
| Redo valve procedure, N (%) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 |
| Permanent stroke, N (%) | 5 (4.3) | 4 (3.4) | 1.000 |
| New onset renal insufficiency, N (%) | 10 (8.6) | 2 (1.7) | 0.034 |
| New dialysis requirement, N (%) | 3 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.124 |
| Cardiac arrest, N (%) | 6 (5.2) | 3 (2.6) | 0.499 |
| New onset atrial fibrillation, N (%) | 29 (25.0) | 21 (18.1) | 0.264 |
| Hospitalization outcomes | |||
| Ventilation time (Med/IQR) (hours) | 9.8/5.9-23.9 | 10.5/5.9-19.5 | 0.948 |
| Vent requirement >24 hours, N (%) | 30 (25.9) | 23 (19.8) | 0.348 |
| Total ICU stay (Med/IQR) (hours) | 61/30-122 | 70/34-116 | 0.902 |
| Postop length of stay (Med/IQR) (days) | 8/6-13 | 8/6-11 | 0.501 |
| pRBC transfused postoperatively, N (%) | 42 (36.2) | 31 (26.7) | 0.157 |
| Units per transfused patient (Med/IQR) | 2.0/1-3 | 2.0/1-3 | 0.711 |
| Operative mortality, N (%) | 7 (6.0) | 6 (5.2) | 1.000 |
| 30-day readmissions, N (%) | 17 (14.7) | 13 (11.1) | 0.544 |
ICU, intensive care unit; N, number; Med, median; IQR, interquartile range.