Table 3.
Median times to defined EDT procedural milestones from skin incision presented as median (IQR). Outliers defined as milestones achieved at ≥75th percentile of time or milestones not performed.
Procedural Milestone | Time to completion in minutes Median (IQr) | Outliers (≥75th percentile OR milestone not performed) N (%) |
Milestone not performed N (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Retractor Deployment | 1.35 (0.96–1.85) | 12 (27%) | 0 (0%) |
Right Chest Decompression | 2.11 (0.68–2.83) | 18 (41%) | 7(16%) |
Pericardiotomy | 2.35 (1.85–3.75) | 16 (36%) | 2 (5%) |
Aortic Cross Clamp | 3.71 (2.83–5.77) | 14 (32%) | 4 (9%) |
Abbreviations: IQR = Interquartile range.