Table 5.

Correlation between outcome measures.

	Risk-adjusted mortality	Re-sternotomy for bleeding	Re-sternotomy for mediastinitis	TIA/CVA	Haemofiltration	IABP use	Tracheostomy
Re-sternotomy for bleeding	R = −0.191 P = 0.51 n = 14
Re-sternotomy for mediastinitis	R = −0.006 P = 0.99 n = 11	R = −0.211 P = 0.53 n = 11
TIA/CVA	R = 0.450 P = 0.12 n = 13	R = 0.133 P = 0.67 n = 13	R = 0.157 P = 0.66 n = 10
Haemofiltration	R = −0.022 P = 0.94 n = 14	R = 0.282 P = 0.33 n = 14	R = −0.010 P = 0.98 n = 11	R = 0.618 P = 0.024 n = 13
IABP use	R = −0.145 P = 0.62 n = 14	R = 0.325 P = 0.28 n = 13	R = −0.504 P = 0.14 n = 10	R = −0.476 P = 0.12 n = 12	R = −0.273 P = 0.37 n = 13
Tracheostomy	R = 0.175 P = 0.68 n = 8	R = 0.556 P = 0.15 n = 8	R = −0.251 P = 0.59 n = 7	R = 0.012 P = 0.98 n = 7	R = −0.143 P = 0.74 n = 8	R = −0.107 P = 0.80 n = 8
Laparotomy	R = 0.193 P = 0.68 n = 7	R = 0.000 P = 1.00 n = 7	R = −0.268 P = 0.61 n = 6	R = 0.758 P = 0.081 n = 6	R = 0.766 P = 0.045 n = 7	R = −0.229 P = 0.622 n = 7	R = −0.469 P = =0.29 n = 7

Bold text indicates statistically significant correlations.

CVA, cerebrovascular accident; IABP, intra-aortic balloon pump; TIA, transient ischemic attack.