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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Oct 30;147(1):186–191.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.09.011

Table 4. Multivariate predictors of outcome in proximal aortic replacement.

Variable LOS > 14 d Discharge to destination other than home Composite 30-d morbidity Composite 30-d morbidity and mortality 30-d mortality 1-y mortality
Frail status NS 3.7 (1.8-7.7;<.01) NS NS 5.0 (1.8-14.0;<.01) 4.5 (2.1-9.6;<.01)
ASA class 4 NS 2.7 (1.3-5.7;<.01) NS NS NS NS
CCP 5.0 (2.5-9.9;<.01) NS 3.7 (2.3-5.9;<.01) 3.5 (2.2-5.6;<.01) NS NS
Female gender 2.2 (1.1-4.5; .03) NS NS NS NS NS
Nonelective status 4.2 (2.1-8.8;<.01) NS 3.6 (2.3-5.7;<.01) 3.6 (2.3-5.7;<.01) NS NS
PVD NS 3.5 (1.2-10.4; .02) NS NS NS NS
Presence of aortic dissection NS NS NS NS 3.1 (1.2-8.5; .03) 2.3 (1.1-4.7; .03)
Renal insufficiency 3.3 (1.5-7.1;<.01) 3.8 (1.8-8.3;<.01) NS NS NS NS
Total arch replacement 10.8 (4.4-26.6;<.01) 3.0 (1.2-8.0; .02) 3.7 (1.8-7.7;<.01) 4.8 (2.4-9.7;<.01) 4.9 (1.7-14.6;<.01) 7.7 (3.3-18.1;<.01)

Data presented as odds ratio (95% confidence interval; P value). LOS, Length of stay; NS, nonsignificant; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; CCP, concomitant cardiac surgical procedure; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.