Table 3.
Postoperative mortality and morbidity
| Parameters | Total | DSC | PSC | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 704 | n = 109 | n = 595 | ||
| In-hospital mortality (n,%) | 98, 13.9 | 19, 17.4 | 79, 13.3 | 0.249 |
| Bleeding (n,%) | 18, 2.6 | 5, 4.6 | 13, 2.2 | 0.144 |
| Myocardial failure (n,%) | 42, 6.0 | 6, 5.5 | 36, 6.1 | 0.825 |
| Brain stem failure (n,%) | 18, 2.6 | 4, 3.7 | 14, 2.4 | 0.423 |
| Sepsis (n,%) | 20, 2.8 | 4, 3.7 | 16, 2.7 | 0.571 |
| Transfusion within 24 h after surgery | ||||
| RBCa (units) | 8.9 ± 7.7 | 13.9 ± 11.8 | 8.0 ± 6.3 | < 0.001 |
| Plasmab (units) | 7.9 ± 6.8 | 12.6 ± 9.9 | 7.1 ± 5.6 | < 0.001 |
| Platelet (units) | 19.2 ± 13.4 | 29.1 ± 19.8 | 17.4 ± 11.0 | < 0.001 |
| Reexploration for bleeding (n,%) | 102, 14.5 | 39, 35.8 | 63, 10.6 | < 0.001 |
| Delirium (n,%) | 125, 17.8 | 19, 17.4 | 106. 17.8 | 0.923 |
| Seizure (n,%) | 54, 7.7 | 6, 5.5 | 48, 8.1 | 0.355 |
| Brain stroke (n,%) | 116, 16.5 | 23, 21.1 | 93, 15.6 | 0.157 |
| Infarction (n,%) | 95, 13.5 | 17, 15.6 | 78, 13.1 | 0.485 |
| Hemorrhage (n,%) | 21, 3.0 | 6, 5.5 | 15, 2.5 | 0.092 |
| Renal failure (n,%) | 66, 9.4 | 16, 14.7 | 50, 8.4 | 0.039 |
| Mesenteric ischemia (n,%) | 18, 2.6 | 6, 5.5 | 12, 2.0 | 0.034 |
| Limb ischemia (n,%) | 20, 2.8 | 3, 2.8 | 17, 2.9 | 0.952 |
| Pneumonia (n,%) | 87, 12.4 | 22, 20.2 | 65, 10.9 | 0.007 |
| Deep sternal wound infection (n,%) | 21, 3.0 | 5, 4.6 | 16, 2.7 | 0.284 |
| Extubation time (hrs) | 97.9 ± 259.5 | 156.2 ± 478.9 | 87.2 ± 193.1 | 0.141 |
| Ventilator support > 72 h (n,%) | 226, 32.1 | 53, 48.6 | 173, 29.1 | < 0.001 |
| ICU stay (days) | 7.4 ± 13.9 | 10.6 ± 20.8 | 6.9 ± 12.1 | 0.072 |
| Hospital stay (days) | 25.3 ± 29.2 | 28.9 ± 32.3 | 24.7 ± 28.6 | 0.162 |
DSC delayed sternal closure; ICU intensive care unit; PSC primary sternal closure
aRed blood cell transfusion including the amount of whole blood and packed red blood cell concentrate
bPlasma transfusion including the amount of fresh-frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate