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. 2017 Jul-Sep;20(3):287–296. doi: 10.4103/aca.ACA_60_17

Table 2.

Effect of patient characteristics and perioperative management on the occurrence of postcardiotomy ventricular dysfunction

Preoperative patient characteristics PCVD OR 95% CI P

Yes, n (%) No, n (%)
Age >75 (years)
 Yes 38 (40.4) 56 (59.6) 2.80 1.51-5.19 <0.001
 No 25 (19.5) 103 (80.5) 1.00 Reference -
Body mass index
 >21-30 40 (28.2) 102 (71.8) 1.00 Reference -
 >30 18 (25.0) 54 (75.0) 0.85 0.44-1.93 0.623
 ≤21 5 (62.5) 3 (37.5) 4.22 0.94-19.12 0.040
Sex
 Male 43 (28.1) 110 (71.9) 1.00 Reference -
 Female 20 (29.0) 49 (71.0) 1.04 0.56-1.96 0.893
High blood pressure
 Yes 59 (28.6) 147 (71.4) 1.20 0.37-3.90 0.756
 No 4 (25.0) 12 (75.0) 1.00 Reference -
Pulmonary hypertension
 Yes 10 (45.5) 12 (54.6) 2.31 0.93-5.71 0.062
 No 53 (26.5) 147 (73.5) 1.00 Reference -
Diabetes
 Yes 25 (29.8) 59 (70.2) 1.12 0.61-2.03 0.722
 No 38 (27.5) 100 (72.5) 1.00 Reference -
Vascular disease
 Yes 25 (26.9) 68 (73.1) 0.88 0.49-1.60 0.675
 No 38 (29.5) 91 (70.5) 1.00 Reference -
Chronic obstructive lung disease
 Yes 7 (22.6) 24 (77.4) 0.70 0.29-1.73 0.441
 No 56 (29.3) 135 (70.7) 1.00 Reference -
Karnofsky performance status <50
 Yes 9 (36.0) 16 (64.0) 1.49 1.69-3.58 0.371
 No 54 (27.4) 143 (72.6) 1.00 Reference -
Parsonnet score >22
 Yes 40 (40.8) 58 (59.2) 3.03 1.62-5.67 <0.001
 No 23 (18.6) 101 (81.5) 1.00 Reference -
LVEF <40%
 Yes 25 (51.0) 23 (49.0) 3.70 1.85-7.40 <0.001
 No 38 (22.0) 135 (78.0) 1.00 Reference -
NYHA class ≥3#
 Yes 22 (36.7) 38 (63.3) 1.71 0.90-3.24 0.096
 No 41 (25.3) 121 (74.7) 1.00 Reference -
Anemia (Hb <100g/l)
 Yes 12 (42.9) 16 (57.1) 2.10 0.92-4.78 0.070
 No 51 (26.3) 143 (73.7) 1.00 Reference -
Renal insufficiency (eGFR <60)
 Yes 18 (41.9) 25 (58.1) 2.14 1.06-4.33 0.029
 No 45 (25.1) 134 (74.9) 1.00 Reference -
Chronic preoperative medications
 Beta-blockers
  Yes 34 (29.8) 80 (70.2) 1.16 0.64-2.08 0.624
  No 29 (26.9) 79 (73.2) 1.00 Reference -
 Calcium antagonists
  Yes 6 (21.4) 22 (78.6) 0.66 0.25-1.71 0.384
  No 57 (29.4) 137 (70.6) 1.00 Reference -
 ACEI or angiotensin-II blocker
  Yes 23 (22.6) 79 (77.5) 0.58 0.32-1.07 0.076
  No 40 (33.3) 80 (66.7) 1.00 Reference -
 Diuretics
  Yes 26 (34.2) 50 (65.8) 1.53 0.83-2.81 0.165
  No 37 (25.3) 109 (74.7) 1.00 Reference -
 Anti-platelets
  Yes 38 (25.7) 110 (74.3) 0.68 0.37-1.25 0.201
  No 25 (33.8) 49 (66.2) 1.00 Reference -

Surgical and intraoperative characteristics PCVD OR 95% CI P

Yes, n (%) No, n (%)

Type of surgery
 CABG 21 (25.9) 60 (74.1) 1.00 Reference -
 AVR 30 (28.0) 77 (72.0) 1.11 0.58-3.13 0.747
 Combined 12 (35.3) 22 (64.7) 1.56 0.66-3.69 0.313
Previous cardiac surgery
 Yes 1 (36.0) 14 (64.0) 0.17 0.02-1.33 0.054
 No 62 (27.4) 145 (72.6) 1.00 Reference -
Bleeding
 Yes 16 (42.1) 22 (57.9) 2.12 1.02-4.41 0.040
 No 47 (25.5) 137 (74.5) 1.00 Reference -
Long aortic clamping time*
 Yes 24 (45.3) 29 (54.7) 2.76 1.42-5.36 <0.001
 No 39 (23.1) 130 (76.9) 1.00 Reference -
Long CBP time**
 Yes 23 (43.4) 30 (56.6) 2.42 1.26-4.79 0.006
 No 40 (23.7) 129 (76.3) 1.00 Reference -
Prebypass GIK
 Yes 18 (16.4) 92 (83.6) 0.29 0.15-0.56 <0.001
 No 45 (40.2) 67 (59.8) 1.00 Reference -
Blood transfusion
 Yes 41 (27.7) 107 (72.3) 0.91 0.49-1.68 0.753
 No 22 (29.7) 52 (70.3) 1.00 Reference -
Fresh frozen plasma
 Yes 22 (33.9) 43 (66.2) 1.45 0.77-2.71 0.246
 No 41 (26.1) 116 (73.9) 1.00 Reference -
Platelets
 Yes 13 (36.1) 23 (63.9) 1.54 0.72-3.28 0.262
 No 50 (26.9) 136 (73.1) 1.00 Reference -
Fluids (>12.5 mL/min)
 Yes 26 (23.4) 85 (76.6) 0.61 0.34-1.11 0.102
 No 37 (33.3) 74 (66.7) 1.00 Reference -

*>75 percentile stratified for surgery: CABG >80 min, AVR >96 min; combined >120 min, **>75 percentile stratified for surgery: CABG >120 min, AVR >127 min; combined >160 min. ACEI: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, eGFR: Estimated glomerular filtration rate, Hb: Hemoglobin, NYHA: New York Heart Association functional classification of heart failure, CABG: Coronary artery bypass graft, AVR: Aortic valve replacement, CPB: Cardiopulmonary bypass, PCVD: Postcardiotomy ventricular dysfunction, OR: Odds ratio, CI: Confidence interval, GIK: Glucose-insulin-potassium, LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction