Table 6. Postoperative results according to length of hospital stay.

		Hospital stay ≤7 days				Hospital stay >7 days
		(n=65)				(n=105)
Variables	n	%	Median	Min-Max	n	%	Median	Min-Max	p
Complications	11	17,2			70	67,3			<0.001*
Major adverse event	3	4,7			16	15,2			0.04*
Early mortality	1	1,6			5	4,8			0,28
Reintubation	1	1,6			24	22,9			<0.001*
Infection	1	1,6			11	10,5			0.03*
Wound infection	0	0			4	3,8			0,11
Restrictive physiology	2	3,1			29	27,6			<0.001*
Arrhythmia	6	3,5			47	27,6			0.01*
Delayed sternal closure	0	0			8	7,6			0.02*
Ventilation time (h)			12	8-16			18	12-52	<0.001*
Prolonged ventilation time (>24 h)	3	4,7			38	36,2			<0.001*
ICU LOS (day)			2	2-3			5	3-8	<0.001*
Prolonged ICU LOS (> 3 days)	12	18,8			68	64,8			<0.001*
Hospital LOS (day)			7	6-7			12	9-18	<0.001*
Min: Minimum; Max: Maximum; ICU: Intensive care unit; LOS: Length of hospital stay