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Table 3 Postoperative mortality and morbidity

From: Acute type a aortic intramural hematoma complicated with preoperative hemopericardium: early and late surgical outcome analyses

Parameters

Total

With

hemopericardium

Without hemopericardium

p-value

n = 132

n = 58

n = 74

In-hospital mortality (n,%)

14, 10.6

9, 15.5

5, 6.8

0.105

 Bleeding (n,%)

4, 3.0

4, 6.9

0

0.022

 Myocardial failure (n,%)

9, 6.8

5, 8.6

4, 5.4

0.467

 Sepsis (n,%)

1, 0.8

0

1, 1.4

0.374

Transfusion within 24 h after surgery

    

 RBCa (units)

10.4 ± 8.4

12.6 ± 8.0

8.7 ± 8.3

0.009

 Plasmab (units)

9.4 ± 7.7

11.7 ± 7.4

7.6 ± 7.5

0.020

 Platelet (units)

21.9 ± 14.3

25.1 ± 14.2

19.5 ± 14.0

0.025

Re-exploration for bleeding (n,%)

22, 16.7

15, 25.9

7, 9.5

0.012

Delirium (n,%)

22, 16.7

9, 15.5

13, 17.6

0.754

Brain stroke (n,%)

13, 9.8

5, 8.6

8, 10.8

0.675

 Infarction (n,%)

10, 7.6

4, 6.9

6, 8.1

0.794

 Hemorrhage (n,%)

3, 2.3

1, 1.7

2, 2.7

0.708

Renal failurec (n,%)

14, 10.6

6, 10.3

8, 10.8

0.931

Mesenteric ischemia (n,%)

4, 3.0

3, 5.2

1, 1.4

0.204

Limb ischemia (n,%)

4, 3.0

2, 3.4

2, 2.7

0.804

Pneumonia (n,%)

16, 12.1

8, 13.8

8, 10.8

0.602

Deep sternal wound infection (n,%)

3, 2.3

1, 1.7

2, 2.7

0.708

Ventilator support > 72 h (n,%)

43, 32.6

17, 29.3

26, 35.1

0.479

Tracheostomy (n,%)

7, 5.3

3, 5.2

4, 5.4

0.953

ICU stay (days)

9.1 ± 20.6

8.7 ± 11.8

10.4 ± 25.5

0.643

Hospital stay (days)

30.1 ± 39.3

30.7 ± 35.1

29.7 ± 42.6

0.884

  1. aRed blood cell transfusion including the amount of whole blood and packed red cell concentrate.
  2. bPlasma transfusion including the amount of fresh-frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate.
  3. cStage 3 acute kidney dysfunction according to the Acute Kidney Injury Network classification.
  4. ICU, intensive care unit.