Table 2 Postoperative outcome in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft, valve surgery, or combined cardiac surgery
Outcome | Coronary artery bypass graft (n = 225) | Valve surgery (n = 225) | Combined surgery (n = 225) |
|---|---|---|---|
Duration of postoperative ventilation (hours) | 7 (7-7) | 7 (7-7) | 7 (6–7) |
Intensive care unit-free days | 26 ± 4 | 26 ± 4 | 24 ± 7* † |
Hospital-free days | 21 ± 4 | 21 ± 5 | 20 ± 6* |
Simplified Acute Physiologic Score II score | 30 (29–30) | 30 (29–30) | 30 (29–31) |
Reoperation | 5 (2) | 5 (2) | 10 (4) |
Cardiac complications | |||
New-onset atrial fibrillation | 73 (32) | 86 (38) | 74 (33) |
Ventricular arrhythmia | 14 (6) | 19 (8) | 37 (16)* † |
Inotropic support and/or intraaortic balloon pump >24 hours | 24 (11) | 35 (16) | 44 (20)* |
Myocardial infarction | 8 (4) | 3 (1) | 22 (10)* † |
Noncardiac complications | |||
Stroke | 3 (1) | 4 (2) | 3 (1) |
Gastrointestinal | 2 (1) | 9 (4) | 4 (2) |
Sepsis | 10 (4) | 11 (5) | 22 (10)* |
Renal dysfunction | 25 (11) | 34 (15) | 42 (19) |
Severe cardiac eventa | 33 (15) | 47 (21) | 75 (33)* † |
Inhospital death | 3 (1) | 5 (2) | 10 (4) |
Severe cardiac event and/or death | 33 (15) | 48 (21) | 77 (34)* † |