| cPOTTS group | Conventional group | β coefficient | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Primary outcomes | ||||
 All-cause mortality | ||||
  1-year mortality | 0 | 2 (0.81%) | – | – |
 Ischemic cardiac event | ||||
  Myocardial ischemia | 32 (12.6%) | 20 (8.13%) | 0.61 (0.34–1.11) | 0.10 |
  Myocardial infarction | 13 (5.12%) | 8 (3.25%) | 0.62 (0.25–1.53) | 0.30 |
  Arrhythmia | 1 (0.39%) | 3 (1.22%) | 3.12 (0.32–30.23) | 0.33 |
  Heart failure | 1 (0.39%) | 4 (1.63%) | 4.18 (0.46–37.68) | 0.20 |
Secondary outcomes | ||||
 Shock | 17 (6.69%) | 12 (4.88%) | 0.72 (0.33–1.53) | 0.39 |
 Infection | 18 (7.09%) | 8 (3.25%) | 0.44 (0.19–1.03) | 0.06 |
  Incision infection | 10 (3.94%) | 3 (1.22%) | 0.30 (0.08–1.11) | 0.07 |
  Digestive system infection | 1 (0.39%) | 1 (0.41%) | 1.03 (0.06–16.60) | 0.98 |
  Lung infection | 7 (2.76%) | 4 (1.6%) | 0.58 (0.17–2.02) | 0.40 |
 Renal impairment | 5 (1.97%) | 2 (0.81%) | 0.41 (0.08–2.12) | 0.29 |
 Observation index | ||||
  ICU admission [case (%)] | 182 (71.65%) | 193 (78.46%) | 1.44 (0.96–2.17) | 0.08 |
  Duration of ICU stay (day) | 1.53 ± 2.08 | 1.79 ± 2.66 | 0.26 (− 0.16, 0.68) | 0.23 |
  Duration of hospital time (day) | 19.76 ± 7.26 | 21.54 ± 12.11 | 1.78 (0.03, 3.53) | 0.04 |
  Hospital costs (¥: Ten thousand) | 9.05 ± 4.32 | 10.70 ± 8.33 | 1.66 (0.50, 2.82) | 0.01 |