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. 2020 Jan 18;26(1):30–39. doi: 10.5761/atcs.oa.19-00226

Table 3. Operative characteristics and early outcomes in unmatched cohorts.

TAR (n = 187) ACVB (n = 158)
Mean SD Mean SD P value

Operation time (min) 183 29.2 200 61.8 0.002
Bypass time (min) 67.3 17.6 97.1 45 <0.001
Cross-clamp time 40.5 12 50.9 17.7 <0.001
Peripheral anastomoses (count) 3.29 0.7 3.62 0.75 <0.001
Ventilation time (h) 20.5 86.8 23.9 37.1 <0.001
Stay on ICU (days) 1.73 4.11 2.16 2.46 <0.001
Total hospital stay (days) 13.5 7.39 15.1 7.48 0.044
Follow-up time (years) 13.1 0.86 13.6 0.15 <0.001

n (%) n (%) P value

Conduits used
 Venous
  1 0 0 9 5.7 <0.001
  2 0 0 128 81 <0.001
  3 0 0 21 13.3 <0.001
 Arterial
  1 0 0 158 100 <0.001
  2 187 100 0 0 <0.001
Harvested grafts
 LITA 187 100 156 93.7 <0.001
 RITA 0 0 2 1.3 <0.001
 RA 187 100 0 0 <0.001
 SV 0 0 158 100 <0.001
Conduits to
 LAD 185 98.9 154 97.5 0.419
 Diagonal 86 46 84 53.2 0.196
 RCx 4 2.1 2 1.3 0.691
 PLA1 128 68.4 124 78.5 0.039
 PLA2 41 21.9 33 20.9 0.895
 PLA3 3 1.6 8 5.1 0.121
 RIM 20 10.7 23 14.6 0.327
 RCA 5 2.7 19 12 <0.001
 RPLA 27 14.4 21 13.3 0.876
 RIVP 113 60.4 97 61.4 0.912
SAE
 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 5 2.7 4 2.5 1.000
 Myocardial infarction 3 1.6 3 1.9 1.000
 Low cardiac output 3 1.6 9 5.7 0.073
 Neurological complications 8 4.3 4 2.5 0.557
 Renal failure
  GFR (ml/min) <60 16 8.6 40 26.3 <0.001
  GFR (mL/min) <30 2 1.1 14 9.2 <0.001
 Deep sternal infection 1 0.5 5 3.2 0.097
 Harvesting site infection 2 1.1 7 4.4 0.086
 Prolonged ventilation (>48 h) 5 2.7 6 3.8 0.557
Post-OP death within 30 days 0 0 7 4.5 0.004

ACVB: combined arterial and venous revascularization; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; ICU: intensive care unit; LAD: left anterior descending; LITA: left internal thoracic artery; PLA: posterior lateral branch; RA: radial artery; RCA: right coronary artery; RCx: left circumflex; RIM: ramus intermedius; RITA: right internal thoracic artery; RIVP: right posterior descending; RPLA: right posterior lateral branch; SAE: serious adverse event; SD: standard deviation; SV: saphenous vein; TAR: total arterial revascularization