Table 3 Postoperative complication and morbidity data on the two patient groups
Valuables | Group A (n = 117) | Group B (n = 96) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Early death (%) | 6 (5.1) | 5 (5.2) | 0.776 |
Low cardiac output syndrome (%) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.921 |
Re-thoratomy for hemaostsis (%) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (2.1) | 0.863 |
Pericardial drainage volume in 24 h after surgery (mL) | 500 (350, 600) | 350 (250, 575) | 0.668 |
Mechanical ventilation (h) | 52.0 (44.0, 85.0) | 55.0 (41.0, 83.0) | 0.747 |
Intensive care in ICU (d) | 4.0 (32.0, 73.0) | 4.0 (29.0, 71.0) | 0.256 |
Hospitalization time (d) | 17 (15, 24) | 18 (14, 21) | 0.403 |
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage (%) | 1 (0.8) | 4 (4.2) | 0.257 |
Acute kidney failure (%) | 4 (3.4) | 4 (4.2) | 0.939 |
Acute liver failure (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | N/A |
Sepsis (%) | 1 (0.8) | 3 (3.1) | 0.479 |
Transient neurological complications (%) | 7 (6.0) | 5 (5.2) | 0.935 |
Permanent neurological complications (%) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.1) | 0.393 |
Spinal cord injury (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | N/A |