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. 2019 Oct 28;14(10):e0224273. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224273

Table 4. Clinical outcomes and complications with or without prophylactic IABP patients.

Result Total (N = 393) Prophylactic IABP (n = 85) No prophylactic IABP (n = 308) p-value
(prophylactic IABP vs. non-prophylactic)
Follow up, % 93 93 94 0.808
Observation period, months 0.037
    Mean ± SD 42.5 ± 42.6 33.9 ± 34.1 44.9 ± 44.6
    Median (IQR) 27 [5, 73] 23 [5.5, 51] 28 [5, 82]
Operation time, min, Median (IQR) 258.00 [210.00, 313.00] 256.00 [206.50, 304.00] 259.50 [211.25, 314.00] 0.466
Off-Pump CABG 56.7 50.6 58.4 0.217
Pump time, min, Median (IQR) 118.00 [96.00, 148.00] 109.00 [93.00, 144.00] 120.00 [101.00, 149.75] 0.217
converted to on-pump CABG, % 2.8 2.4 2.9 1.000
Postoperative Max SCr, mg/dl, Mean ± SD 2.3 ± 9.7 1.0 ± 0.4 2.9 ± 11.8 0.383
AKI, % 2.4 3.6 2.1 0.423
required Dialysis, % 60 0.0 86 0.033
reoperation for bleeding, % 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.000
Distal anastomoses <0.001
    Mean ± SD 2.5 ± 1.0 2.8 ± 1.0 2.4 ± 0.9
    Median (IQR) 2.00 [2.00, 3.00] 3.00 [2.00, 3.00] 2.00 [2.00, 3.00]
required transfusion of red blood cells, % 59 68.2 57 0.062
Leg wound problems, % 0.7 0.0 1 1.000
Leg wound infection, % 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.000
Neurologic events, % 0 0 0 -
Duration of IABP support, days 0.040
    Mean ± SD 2 ± 1.6 1.8 ± 1.2 2.4 ± 2.1
    Median (IQR) 1.50 [1.00,2.00] 1.00 [1.00,2.00] 2.00 [1.00,3.00]
Duration of mechanical ventilation (post operative days) 0.127
    Mean ± SD 1.2 ± 1.6 1.4 ± 1.4 1.1 ± 1.6
    Median (IQR) 1.00 [1.00, 1.00] 1.00 [1.00, 1.00] 1.00 [1.00, 1.00]
Prolonged ventilation >72 hours, % 6.1 12.5 4.2 0.014
Reintubation, % 1.4 0 1.8 0.590
ICU stay (post operative days) 0.181
    Mean ± SD 4.3 ± 4.0 4.2 ± 4.4 4.9 ± 2.3
    Median (IQR) 3.00 [3.00, 4.00] 4.00 [3.00, 6.00] 3.00 [3.00, 4.00]
ICU stay longer than 7 days, % 6.6 11.4 5.3 0.071
Length of hospital stay.days 0.095
    Mean ± SD 23 ± 16 25 ± 18 22 ± 15
    Median (IQR) 19.00 [16.00, 24.00] 20.00 [17.00, 25.00] 19.00 [16.00, 23.00]
postoperative length of stay longer than 30 days, % 12.8 14.8 12.3 0.573
Post operative atrial fibrillation,% 11.9 13.4 11.4 0.699
Mediastinitis, % 1.6 1.2 1.7 1.000
30 days mortatlity, % 0.8 0.0 1 1.000
In-hospital deaths, % 1.3 0.0 1.6 0.589
MACCE, % 3.8 5.9 3.3 0.333

IQR: Interquartile Range, SD: Standard Deviation, CABG: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, SCr: Serum Creatinine, ICU: Intensive Care Unit, MACCE: Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events