Table 5.
Comparative Analysis of NYU Aortic Aneurysm Procedures and STS Data
| NYU March 2010–Oct 20111 |
STS 2010 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Thoracic Aneurysm Procedures (Open) | 31 | 16,893 | ||
| Aneurysms | ||||
| Ascending | 20 | 64.5 | 11,662 | 69.0 |
| Arch | 6 | 19.4 | 3343 | 19.8 |
| Descending | 3 | 9.7 | 1205 | 7.1 |
| TAAA | 2 | 6.5 | 683 | 4.0 |
| Demographics | ||||
| Mean age | 58 | 61 | ||
| ≥65 yr old | 12 | 38.7 | 44.9 | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 16 | 51.6 | 33.2 | |
| Operative Data | ||||
| Cross-clamp time (min) | 102.1 | 120 | ||
| Perfusion time (min) | 160.5 | 168.6 | ||
| Intraoperative Blood Product Used | ||||
| 0 U | 25 | 80.6 | 47 | |
| 1 U | 0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | |
| 2 U | 2 | 6.5 | 12.7 | |
| 3 U | 3 | 9.7 | 6.7 | |
| 4+ Units | 1 | 3.2 | 26.3 | |
| χ2 with 1 degree of freedom | 232.0112 | |||
| p-value | <0.0001 | |||
| Postoperative Blood Product Used | ||||
| 0 U | 21 | 67.7 | 49.0 | |
| 1 U | 3 | 9.7 | 10.5 | |
| 2 U | 4 | 12.9 | 13.8 | |
| 3 U | 2 | 6.5 | 6.5 | |
| 4+ U | 1 | 3.2 | 20.4 | |
| Outcomes: Aortic Aneurysms | ||||
| Postoperative length of stay (mean) | 11.2 | 10.1 | ||
| Complications | ||||
| Respiratory failure | 3 | 9.7 | 30.8 | |
| Reoperation | 2 | 6.5 | 14.6 | |
| Renal failure | 1 | 3.2 | 9.4 | |
| Stroke | 1 | 3.2 | 5.5 | |
| Sternal wound infection | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
| Mortality | 3 | 9.7 | 8.7 | |