Table 5.
Perioperative parameters related to the necessity of PCI and surgery
| PCI | Surgery | Reintervention | No reintervention | Significance levela | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical technique: | |||||
| ECC | 30 | 7 | 37 (59.7%) | 31 (67.4%) | p = 0.673 |
| MECC | 18 | 5 | 23 (37.1%) | 11 (23.9%) | p = 0.209 |
| OPCAB | 2 | 0 | 2 (3.2%) | 4 (8.7%) | p = 0.219 |
| Grafts: | |||||
| LITA | 45 | 11 | 56 (90.3%) | 39 (82.1%) | p = 0.979 |
| RITA | 2 | 1 | 3 (4.8%) | 4 (8.7%) | p = 0.381 |
| Radial artery | 4 | 1 | 5 (8.1%) | 1 (2.2%) | p = 0.216 |
| Venous graft | 47 | 12 | 59 (95.2%) | 42 (91.3%) | p = 0.901 |
| Coronary anastomosis: | |||||
| LAD | 49 (98.0%) | 11 (91.7%) | 59 (95.2%) | 44 (95.7%) | p = 0.905 |
| RCX | 31 (62.0%) | 5 (41.7%) | 36 (58.1%) | 26 (56.5%) | p = 0.642 |
| RCA | 34 (68.0%) | 8 (66.7%) | 42 (67.7%) | 28 (60.9%) | p = 0.459 |
| Indication for postop. Angiography | |||||
| Increase CK/CK-MB levels | 46 | 10 | 56 (90.3%) | 41 (89.1%) | p = 0.612 |
| LCO | 13 | 3 | 16 (25.8%) | 4 (8.7%) | p = 0.040 |
| Arrhythmias (new onset, maligne) | 7 | 0 | 7 (11.3%) | 9 (19.6%) | p = 0.183 |
| Resuscitation for cardiac arrest | 5 | 0 | 5 (8.1%) | 4 (8.7%) | p = 0.820 |
PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, ECC standard extracorporeal circulation, MECC minimized extracorporeal circulation, OPCAB offpump coronary artery bypass surgery, LITA left internal mammary artery, RITA right internal mammary artery, CK serum creatinine kinase, LCO low output syndrome
aComprison of reintervention versus no reintervention