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Table 2 Operative and postoperative data

From: Partial upper sternotomy for extensive arch repair in older acute type A aortic dissection patients

Variables

Overall (n = 222)

Full sternotomy (n = 95)

Partial upper sternotomy (n = 127)

P value

Operative data

Cardiopulmonary bypass (min)

141.0 (125.0, 168.0)

155.0 (133.0, 180.0)

133.0 (120.0, 160.0)

< 0.001

Cross-clamp time (min)

51.0 (39.0, 65.3)

61.0 (50.0, 68.0)

44.0 (36.0, 58.0)

< 0.001

Selective cerebral perfusion time (min)

15.0 (11.0, 21.0)

21.0 (18.0, 25.0)

11.0 (10.0, 14.0)

< 0.001

Aortic root procedure

Bentall (n, %)

18 (8.1)

8 (8.4)

10 (7.8)

0.307

Aortic valve repalcement (n, %)

4 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

4 (3.1)

0.217

Reconstruction of sinus of Valsava (n, %)

110 (49.5)

45 (47.4)

65 (51.2)

0.271

Postoperative data

Mediastinal drainage (ml)

400.0 (300.0, 585.0)

500.0 (370.0, 700.0)

350.0 (300.0, 450.0)

< 0.001

Red blood cell transfusion(unit)

4.0 (4.0, 6.0)

6.0 (4.0, 8.0)

4.0 (3.0, 6.0)

< 0.001

Ventilator-supporting time (hours)

57.0 (35.8, 80.3)

57.0 (35.0, 96.0)

57.0 (36.0, 76.0)

0.469

ICU stay time (days)

5.0 (3.0, 9.0)

5.0 (3.0, 7.0)

6.0 (4.0, 9.0)

0.184

Re-do for bleeding (n, %)

3 (1.4)

3 (3.2)

0 (0.0)

0.153

Neurologic dysfunction (n, %)

15 (6.8)

6 (6.3)

9 (7.1)

0.821

Acute kidney injury (n, %)

40 (18.0)

16 (16.8)

24 (18.9)

0.693

Hepatic insufficiency (n, %)

61 (27.5)

33 (34.7)

28 (22.0)

0.036

Gastrointestinal hemorrhage (n, %)

32 (14.4)

20 (21.1)

12 (9.4)

0.015

Tracheotomy (n, %)

10 (4.5)

4 (4.2)

6 (4.7)

0.999

Early death (n, %)

18 (8.1)

9 (9.5)

9 (7.1)

0.519

  1. Continuous variables were shown as mean (SD) or median (Q25,Q75); Categorical variables were shown as number (%). The Student t test or Man-Whitney U test was used for continuous variables, and Chi-square test used for categorical variables