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Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jan 23;164(6):1847–1857.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.01.023

Table 2.

Perioperative Outcomes and Complications

Variable No AF Surgery n=308 Concomitant CMP-IV
n=308
P-value
Perioperative Outcomes
CMP-IV Lesion Set
   Biatrial - 277 (90%) -
   Left Sided - 31 (10%) -
Sternotomy 287 (93%) 253 (82%) <0.001
CPB time (mins) 113 [90–147] 181 [154–211] <0.001
Aortic Cross-Clamp Time (mins) 74 [56–94] 94 [75–112] <0.001
Intraoperative Blood Products 247 (80%) 225 (73%) 0.039
Length of Stay Post-Surgery (days) 8 [6–12] 9 [7–13] 0.013
ICU Length of Stay (hours) 52 [29–99] 70 [40–120] 0.064
30-Day Mortality 7 (2%) 10 (3%) 0.467
Complications
   Intra-aortic Balloon Pump 18 (6%) 13 (4%) 0.369
   Myocardial Infarction 1 (<1%) 0 (0%) 0.317
   Mediastinitis 3 (1%) 1 (<1%) 0.317
   Reoperation for Bleeding 13 (4%) 8 (3%) 0.275
   Stroke 8 (3%) 7 (2%) 0.821
   Sepsis 7 (2%) 7 (2%) 1.000
   Atrial Tachyarrhythmias 76 (25%) 142 (49%) <0.001
   Pacemaker 25 (8%) 43 (14%) 0.020
   Pneumonia 24 (8%) 22 (7%) 0.768
   Pulmonary Embolism 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1.000
   Pleural Effusion 8 (3%) 19 (6%) 0.022
Renal Outcomes
   AKI 49 (16%) 99 (32%) <0.001
   Renal Failure 12 (4%) 19 (6%) 0.209
   Dialysis 8 (3%) 14 (5%) 0.201
Postoperative Dialysis
   Sent Home on Dialysis 0 (0%) 3 (1%) 0.083
   Sent Home Without Dialysis 4 (1%) 6 (2%) 0.527
   Deceased Before Discharge 4 (1%) 5 (2%) 0.739
Relative increase in serum creatinine from baseline 1.15 [1.03–1.33] 1.27 [1.11–1.57] <0.001
Postoperative GFR (mL/min/1.73m3) 67 [57–82] 61 [45–73] <0.001

Values are n (%) or median with interquartile range [IQR], unless otherwise indicated. AF, atrial fibrillation; AKI, acute kidney injury; BMI, body mass index; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CMP-IV, Cox-Maze IV procedure; CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; ICU, Intensive care unit; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NYHA, New York Heart Association.