Table 3.

Complication Rate

Complication	Replacement (n = 30)	Matched (n = 30)	p Value
RV dysfunction (%, n)	16.6% (5)	30.0% (9)	NS
Acute renal failure (%, n)	30.0% (9)	10.0% (3)	NS
Total 72-hour transfusion requirement (units)	7 (3, 16.5)	8 (3.25, 19)	NS
Length of postoperative stay (days)	13 (8, 20)	20 (10.5, 32)	0.04
Stroke rate (per 100 patient-years)	19.4	12.8	NS
Infection rate (per 100 patient-years)	16.6	17.0	NS

Continuous variables are expressed as median (25th, 75th percentile).

RV, right ventricle.