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Table 4 Comparison of patients with and without atrial fibrillation (AF) or flutter

From: Dexmedetomidine sedation reduces atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery compared to propofol: a randomized controlled trial

Characteristics

Patients with AF (n = 22)

Patients without AF (n = 66)

P value

Age, years

62.5 (57.8–68.3)

52.0 (45.5–61.0)

<0.001

Female gender, n (%)

16 (72.7)

37 (56.1)

0.212

Body mass index, kg/m2

23.4 (20.9–27.1)

22.2 (19.8–24.0)

0.124

Cardiopulmonary bypass time, minutes

74.7 (61.0–96.0)

68.8 (55.2–85.1)

0.527

Cross-clamp time, minutes

48.5 (40.6–64.1)

48.2 (33.8–64.6)

0.643

Intubation time, h

21.2 (16.6–22.8)

21.0 (17.3–22.5)

0.528

Length of ICU stay, days

3.8 (2.9–4.8)

2.9 (2.4–3.7)

0.002

Length of hospital stay, days

15.0 (13.0–17.5)

13.0 (11.0–16.0)

0.117

Postoperative hospital days

9.5 (8.0–11.0)

8.0 (7.0–9.0)

0.021

Hospital fees, Chinese yuan, ×104

8.91 (8.10–10.22)

7.80 (6.69–9.13)

0.006

  1. Data are presented as the median (interquartile range) unless otherwise stated. ICU intensive care unit