Table 4.

Outcomes during index hospital stay for cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross-clamp times and drain losses

	Mini-sternotomy group (n=135)	Conventional sternotomy group (n=135)	Mean difference (95% CI; p value)
Cardio pulmonary bypass time (min)
Mean±SD	82.7±23.5	59.6±15.1
Range (min–max)	41.0–199	37.0–170.0
Aortic cross-clamp time (min)
Mean±SD	64.1±17.1	46.3±10.7
Range (min–max)	32.0–132.0	32.0–97.0
Drain losses at 12 hours
Mean±SD	181.6±138.7	306.9±348.6	−127.7 (−191.7 to –63.8; 0·0001)
Range (min–max)	25–925	25–3000
Drain losses at drain removal
Mean±SD	251.7±198.4	393.7±378.7	−145.3 (−218.1 to –72.3; 0·0001)
Range (min–max)	25–1425	50–3000