Table 5.
Comparison of Surgical Results between Patients on Hemodialysis for More than 21 Years and Those on Hemodialysis for Less than 20 Years.
| HD<20years
(n=47) |
HD>21years
(n=74) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (male:female) | 32:15 | 43:31 | 0.338a |
| Age (yr) | 65.8±7.6 | 60.2±6.5 | <0.001*b |
| Dialysis period (yr) | 13.8±4.8 | 28.1±4.5 | - |
| Operative time (min) | 185.2±90.6 | 191.9±77.9 | 0.672b |
| Blood loss (mL) | 382.8±384.3 | 587.4±660.6 | 0.063b |
| Complications | |||
| Gastrointestinal dysfunction | 5 (10.6%) | 3 (4.1%) | 0.259a |
| Coronary artery disease | 0 (0%) | 3 (4.1%) | 0.281a |
| Pneumonia | 0 (0%) | 3 (4.1%) | 0.281a |
| Neurological deterioration | 1 (2.1%) | 2 (2.7%) | >0.999a |
| Hyperkalemia | 2 (2%) | 0 | 0.149a |
| Consciousness disorder | 2 (2%) | 0 | 0.149a |
| Others | 3 (6.4%) | 7 (9.5%) | 0.739a |
| Total | 12 (25.5%) | 15 (20.3%) | 0.510a |
| Inpatient mortality | 1 (2.1%) | 2 (2.7%) | >0.999a |
Data expression: n, %
P-value: a, Fisher’s exact test; b, unpaired t-test, *, statistically significant