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. 2013 Aug 15;188(4):466–473. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201303-0588OC

TABLE 2.

COMPARISON OF PERIOPERATIVE MORTALITY AND COMPLICATIONS IN 1:1-MATCHED COHORT

Complication Comparison of Propensity-matched Pairs
 
n Pairs Both = No Both = Yes Donor Arrest = Yes Matched Control = No Donor Arrest = No Matched Control = Yes P Value*
30-Day mortality 457 417 (91.2%) 2 (0.4%) 21 (4.6%) 17 (3.7%) 0.63
90-Day mortality 447 386 (86.4%) 6 (1.3%) 29 (6.5%) 26 (5.8%) 0.78
Airway dehiscence before discharge 456 443 (97.1%) 0 (0.0%) 6 (1.3%) 7 (1.5%) 1.00
Dialysis before discharge 467 419 (89.7%) 1 (0.2%) 20 (4.3%) 27 (5.8%) 0.38
Postoperative length of stay > 25 d 462 246 (53.2%) 43 (9.3%) 84 (18.2%) 89 (19.3%) 0.76
*

Statistical comparisons were performed using McNemar’s test for correlated binary proportions.