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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Nov 11;161(4):1227–1235.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.10.124

Table 3.

Post-operative Outcomes by Type of TV Surgery

Type of Surgery Overall Valvectomy Repair Replacement P-value
(N=1613) (N=119) (N=532) (N=962)
Primary Outcome
Operative Mortality 60 (3.72) 19 (15.97) 12 (2.26) 29 (3.01) <.01
Secondary Outcomes
Post-operative complications 1029 (63.79) 85 (71.43) 304 (57.14) 640 (66.53) <.01
Deep sternal infection 1 (0.06) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.1) 0.71
Permanent stroke 6 (0.37) 2 (1.68) 4 (0.75) 0 (0) <.01
Renal Failure 111 (6.88) 23 (19.33) 28 (5.26) 60 (6.24) <.01
Prolonged ventilation 324 (20.09) 51 (42.86) 76 (14.29) 197 (20.48) <.01
Initial ICU hours* 51.1 (26–120.8) 74 (38.9–190) 44 (24–75.5) 61 (27–139) <.01
Reop for any reason 194 (12.03) 16 (13.45) 48 (9.02) 130 (13.51) 0.03
ReOp for Valvular Dysfunction 11 (0.68) 3 (2.52) 5 (0.94) 3 (0.31) 0.01
Sepsis 44 (2.73) 3 (2.52) 9 (1.69) 32 (3.33) 0.18
Positive Blood Culture 38 (2.36) 2 (1.68) 8 (1.5) 28 (2.91) 0.20
Discharge location Home 844 (52.32) 44 (36.97) 292 (54.89) 508 (52.81) 0.42
30 Day readmission 125 (7.98) 10 (9.9) 31 (5.92) 84 (8.93) 0.34

Data presented N (%) and

*

Median (Inter Quartile Range)