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. 2016 Aug;8(8):2165–2174. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.07.09

Table 6. Perioperative outcomes with or without any induction therapy.

Outcomes Induction therapy (n=13) No induction (n=39) P value
EBL (mL)* 300±100 [50–1,300] 250±46 [75–1,800] 0.54
Skin-to-skin time (min)* 264±34 [111–515] 203±12 [92–399] 0.36
Overall conversion 4 (30.8%) 5 (12.8%) 0.14
Emergent conversion 0 (0%) 2 (5.1%) 0.41
Chest tube days (d)* 5±2.0 [2–26] 5±0.6 [1–19] 0.77
Hospital LOS (d)* 6±1.5 [2–18] 6±0.8 [2–32] 0.81
In-hospital mortality 0 (0%) 1 (2.6%) 0.56

*, median ± S.E.M. [range]. EBL, estimated blood loss; LOS, length of stay.