Table 4.
Significant postoperative hemodynamic events and interventions within first 2 postoperative days.
| Corrective surgery (N = 15) |
Non-corrective surgery (N = 6) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 (N = 15)n(%) nE | Day 2 (N = 12)n(%) nE | p-value | Day 1 (N = 6)n(%) nE | Day 2 (N = 3)n(%) nE | p-value | |
| Hemodynamic events | ||||||
| Hypotension | 11 (73.3) 62 | 5 (41.7) 53 | 0.130 | 3 (50.0) 47 | 2 (66.7) 33 | 1.000 |
| Desaturation | 1 (6.7) 1 | 1 (8.3) 1 | 1.000 | 2 (33.3) 10 | 1 (33.3) 21 | 1.000 |
| Cannula dislodgement | 1 (6.7) 17 | 0 (0.0) 0 | 1.000 | 1 (16.7) 1 | 1 (33.3) 1 | 1.000 |
| Arrhythmia | 7 (46.7) 54 | 4 (33.3) 41 | 0.696 | 1 (16.7) 17 | 0 (0.0) 0 | 1.000 |
| Cardiac arrest | 0 (0.0) 0 | 0 (0.0) 0 | – | 0 (0.0) 0 | 0 (0.0) 0 | – |
| Hemorrhage | 3 (20.0) 9 | 2 (16.7) 3 | 1.000 | 0 (0.0) 0 | 0 (0.0) 0 | – |
| Oliguria | 1 (6.7) 2 | 0 (0.0) 0 | 1.000 | 0 (0.0) 0 | 0 (0.0) 0 | – |
| Interventions | ||||||
| Fluid bolus | 12 (80.0) 51 | 4 (33.3) 21 | 0.022 | 2 (33.3) 17 | 1 (33.3) 5 | 1.000 |
| Transfusion | 5 (33.3) 19 | 2 (16.7) 3 | 0.408 | 3 (50.0) 31 | 2 (66.7) 13 | 1.000 |
| Increase inotrope | 3 (20.0) 6 | 3 (25.0) 4 | 1.000 | 1 (16.7) 2 | 2 (66.7) 7 | 0.226 |
| Cardiac massage | 0 (0.0) 0 | 0 (0.0) 0 | – | 0 (0.0) 0 | 0 (0.0) 0 | – |
| Defirbillation/cardioversion | 0 (0.0) 0 | 0 (0.0) 0 | – | 0 (0.0) 0 | 0 (0.0) 0 | – |
| ECMO | 0 (0.0) 0 | 0 (0.0) 0 | – | 1 (16.7) 25 | 1 (33.3) 24 | 1.000 |
| Amiodarone | 1 (6.7) 1 | 1 (8.3) 11 | 1.000 | 0 (0.0) 0 | 1 (33.3) 1 | 0.333 |
| Chest toilet | 1 (6.7) 1 | 0 (0.0) 0 | 1.000 | 0 (0.0) 0 | 0 (0.0) 0 | – |
| Pacing | 3 (20.0) 28 | 2 (16.7) 25 | 1.000 | 1 (16.7) 8 | 0 (0.0) 0 | 1.000 |
Categorical and continuous variables presented as counts (percentages) and median (interquartile range), respectively.
ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; n, number of subjects (% = percent of subjects); nE, total number events.
Bold value represents p < 0.05.