Table 1 Demographic characteristics, procedures and length of stay of heart valve surgery patients – 2001 to 2007, Brazil
Variable | Patients (n = 78,808) |
|---|---|
Age (years), median (IQR) | 50.0 (35.9–62.5) |
Age (years), % by age group | |
< 20.0 | 6.37 |
20–39.9 | 25.25 |
40–59.9 | 38.61 |
60–79.9 | 28.63 |
≥ 80 | 1.14 |
Female, n (%) | 40,106 (50.89) |
Admission by geographical region of residence, n (%) | |
Southeast | 36,337 (46.11) |
Northeast | 14,442 (18.33) |
North | 2360 (2.99) |
Midwest | 6919 (8.78) |
South | 18,750 (23.79) |
Length of hospital stay (days), median (IQR) | 10 (7–16) |
Valve repair | 4989 (6.33) |
Valve replacement | 54,475 (69.12) |
Multiple valve repair and/or replacement | 12,197 (15.48) |
Concomitant CABG | 7147 (9.07) |