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. 2022 Apr 23;10:39–61. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2022.04.028

Table E9.

Patient characteristics for isolated aortic disease cohort

Variable Isolated aortic disease (n = 110), N (%), median [IQR] Remaining patients (n = 330), N (%), median [IQR] P value
Preoperative characteristics
 Age 60 [50-68] 61 [51-70] .367
 Female 32 (29) 68 (21) .088
 Body surface area 2.07 [1.91-2.22] 2.03 [1.87-2.20] .431
 Hypertension 75 (68) 250 (76) .150
 On dialysis 1 (1) 4 (1) 1.000
 Diabetes 12 (11) 49 (15) .381
 Infective endocarditis 0 (0) 25 (8) .006
 Chronic lung disease 9 (8) 48 (15) .119
 Cerebrovascular disease 5 (5) 45 (14) .015
 Peripheral vascular disease 23 (21) 80 (24) .559
 Primary indication
 Aneurysm 79 (72) 209 (63) .132
 Dissection 26 (24) 80 (24) 1.000
 Valvular 3 (3) 25 (8) .114
 Obstruction 1 (1) 1 (0) 1.000
 Infection 1 (1) 10 (3) .378
 Hematoma 2 (2) 4 (1) 1.000
 Urgent or emergent status 54 (49) 160 (49) 1.000
Operative details
 Ascending only 1 (1) 11 (3) .311
 Proximal extension 48 (44) 157 (47) .544
 VSRR 35 (32) 49 (15) <.001
 Bentall 11 (10) 71 (22) .011
 AV procedure 2 (2) 37 (11) .005
 Distal extension 34 (31) 64 (19) .017
 Hemiarch replacement 9 (8) 13 (4) .130
 Partial/total arch replacement 25 (23) 51 (16) .109
 Proximal + distal extensions 27 (25) 98 (30) .360
 Root + hemiarch 9 (8) 8 (2) .015
 Root + partial/total arch 9 (8) 14 (4) .174
 AVR + hemiarch 5 (5) 40 (12) .037
 AVR + partial/total arch 4 (4) 36 (11) .035
 CPB time, min 171 [143-197] 185 [141-226] .030
 Crossclamp time, min 133 [86-165] 135 [95-164] .335
 Use of circulatory arrest 49 (45) 170 (52) .248
Postoperative outcomes
 Inotropes on ICU admission 76 (69) 259 (79) .061
 VIS on ICU admission 3.14 [0-7.97] 5.24 [1.23-11.10] .003
 Length of ICU stay, d 2.0 [1.3-5.0] 3.4 [1.8-6.8] .006
 Length of hospital stay, d 7 [5-12] 9 [6-14] .001
 Uneventful recovery 87 (79) 189 (57) <.001
 In-hospital mortality 0 (0) 11 (3) .113
 Re-exploration for bleed 2 (2) 20 (6) .130
 Pacemaker implantation 2 (2) 28 (9) .029
 Respiratory failure 18 (16) 110 (33) .001
 Stroke 4 (4) 22 (7) .350
 Acute renal failure 3 (3) 24 (7) .136
 Deep sternal infection 1 (1) 3 (1) 1.000
 Postcardiotomy shock 0 (0) 15 (5) .049
 Change in LVEF (%) 0 [−2.5 to 2.5] 0 [−5 to 4.25] .501
 Decrease in RVSF 14 (14) 70 (24) .054

IQR, Interquartile range; VSRR, valve-sparing root replacement; AV, aortic valve; AVR, aortic valve replacement; CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass time; ICU, intensive care unit; VIS, vasoactive inotropic score; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; RVSF, right ventricular systolic function.

P value < .05.