Table 5.

Risk Factors for Operative Mortality

Variable	Odds Ratio	p-value
Renal Failure on Dialysis	2.31 (1.15–4.62)	0.02
Age	1.02 (0.99–1.04)	0.19
Gender (Female)	1.24 (0.62–2.51)	0.54
Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis	1.86 (0.89–3.90)	0.10
Liver Disease	3.07 (1.11–8.53)	0.03
Congestive Heart Failure	1.28 (0.63–2.58)	0.50
Cardiogenic Shock	1.37 (0.46–4.02)	0.57
Postoperative Sepsis	8.21 (2.25–29.9)	0.001
First Decade (1997–2007)	2.19 (1.06–4.50)	0.03