TABLE 2.
Intra- and post-operative outcomes of patients <65 years old receiving biological or mechanical prostheses.
| Characteristics | Biological (n = 9,246) | Mechanical (n = 9,246) | p-value |
| CPB (Minute) | 99.17 (45.76) | 95.71 (44.04) | <0.001 |
| XClamp (Minute) | 74.16 (32.10) | 72.11 (29.84) | <0.001 |
| Mortality | 81 (0.9%) | 86 (0.9%) | 0.73 |
| Return to theater | 422 (5.2%) | 428 (5.1%) | 0.93 |
| Postop stroke | 0.92 | ||
| TIA | 34 (0.4%) | 33 (0.4%) | |
| CVA | 38 (0.5%) | 42 (0.5%) | |
| Postop dialysis | 107 (1.3%) | 119 (1.4%) | 0.62 |
| Postop DSWI | 12 (0.5%) | 15 (0.5%) | 0.85 |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD. N/A, not applicable, OR, odds ratio, CI, confidence interval, XClamp, cross-clamp, CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass, DSWI, deep sternal wound infection, TIA, transient ischemic attack, CVA, cerebral vascular accident, Postop, post-operative.