Table 4.
Surgical outcomes
| Outcome | Group; no. (%) or mean ± SD | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 75) | Supracoronary graft (n = 54) | Root procedure (n = 21) | ||
| In-hospital 30-day mortality | 15 (20.0) | 11 (20.4) | 4 (19.0) | 0.90 |
| Stroke | 10 (13.2) | 9 (16.7) | 1 (4.8) | 0.17 |
| Length of hospitalization, d | 15.4 ± 10.4 | 15.9 ± 11.2 | 14.0 ± 6.8 | 0.47 |
| ICU stay, d | 7.9 ± 12.4 | 8.7 ± 13.6 | 4.8 ± 4.4 | 0.20 |
| Renal failure | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (9.5) | 0.018 |
| Postoperative infection | 2 (2.7) | 1 (1.9) | 1 (4.8) | 0.48 |
| Ventilator dependence | 11 (14.7) | 7 (13.0) | 4 (19.0) | 0.50 |
| Reoperation for bleeding | 9 (12.0) | 7 (13.0) | 2 (9.5) | 0.68 |
| Postoperative MI | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.8) | 0.11 |
| Sternal dehiscence | 2 (2.7) | 1 (1.9) | 1 (4.8) | 0.48 |
| Patent false lumen on CT | 14 (18.7) | 9 (16.7) | 5 (23.8) | 0.48 |
| Aortic root, mm | 38 ± 9 | 44 ± 6 | 30 ± 5 | < 0.001 |
| 2+ aortic regurgitation | 8 (20.0) | 8 (29.7) | 0 (0) | 0.006 |
| Transfusion outcomes | ||||
| Packed red blood cells | 9.8 ± 7.3 | 9.2 ± 8.9 | 11.5 ± 8.4 | 0.31 |
| Adult platelets | 9.3 ± 8.1 | 8.1 ± 7.6 | 12.8 ± 8.7 | 0.021 |
| Fresh frozen plasma | 11.6 ± 10.1 | 10.7 ± 9.9 | 14.2 ± 10.4 | 0.18 |
| Patients not requiring transfusion | 4 (5.4) | 3 (5.7) | 1 (4.8) | 0.68 |
| Cardiac-related deaths | 18 (88.9) | 13 (81.3) | 5 (100) | 0.35 |
| Reoperation | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | > 0.99 |
| NYHA class in living patients | ||||
| I | 29 (67.4) | 22 (71.0) | 7 (58.3) | 0.56 |
| II | 9 (20.9) | 5 (16.1) | 4 (33.3) | 0.28 |
| III | 5 (11.6) | 4 (12.9) | 1 (8.3) | 0.60 |
| IV | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | > 0.99 |
CT = computed tomography; ICU = intensive care unit; MI = myocardial infarction; NYHA = New York Heart Association; SD = standard deviation.