Table 3.
Perioperative and follow-up variables in the TVP and TVR groups
| Variables | All study patients | Matched groups | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVP (n = 201) | TVR (n = 23) | t | P | TVP (n = 22) | TVR (n = 22) | t | P | |
| ICU stay time (days) | 2.2 ± 2.7 | 3.5 ± 2.6 | 2.245 | 0.026 | 2.1 ± 1.3 | 3.6 ± 2.7 | −2.245 | 0.030 |
| Intubation time (h) | 17.5 ± 14.3 | 34.2 ± 23.3 | 3.354 | 0.003 | 15.3 ± 7.4 | 34.9 ± 23.6 | −3.727 | 0.001 |
| Secondary thoracotomy (%) | 1.5 | 8.7 | * | 0.083 | 0.0 | 9.1 | * | 0.488 |
| Urgent thoracotomy (%) | 0.0 | 8.7 | * | 0.010 | 0.0 | 9.1 | * | 0.488 |
| Postoperative third-degree AVB (%) | 2.0 | 13.0 | * | 0.025 | 0.0 | 9.1 | * | 0.488 |
| Postoperative CRRT (%) | 1.0 | 13.0 | * | 0.008 | 0.0 | 13.6 | * | 0.233 |
| Postoperative mechanical support (%) | 1.0 | 0.0 | * | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | * | |
| Early mortality (%) | 0.5 | 8.7 | * | 0.028 | 0.0 | 9.1 | * | 0.488 |
| Overall mortality (%) | 1.0 | 8.7 | * | 0.053 | 0.0 | 9.1 | * | 0.488 |
| Recurrent TR (%) | 16.6 | 4.8 | * | 0.212 | 18.2 | 5.0 | * | 0.346 |
| Follow-up NYHA class ≥III (%) | 3.0 | 4.8 | * | 0.510 | 0.0 | 5.0 | * | 0.476 |
*Fisher’s exact test. ICU: Intensive Care Unit; AVB: Atrioventricular block; CRRT: Continuous renal replacement therapy; TR: Tricuspid regurgitation; NYHA: New York Heart Association; TVP: Tricuspid valvuloplasty; TVR: Tricuspid valve replacement.