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Table 2 Postoperative quality metrics

From: Evaluation of veteran community care outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: a retrospective pilot cohort

 

VHA Care (n = 37)

Community Care (n = 41)

P value

Vessels Bypassed

3 [2-3]

3 [3-4]

< 0.001*

Cardiopulmonary Bypass Time (minutes)

121 [88–145]

93 [72–149]

0.19

Cross-Clamp Time (minutes)

81 [63–100]

67 [45–92]

0.13

Atrial Fibrillation

14/37 (38%)

17/41 (41%)

0.74

Prolonged Intubationa

6/37 (16%)

6/41 (15%)

0.85

Infections

0/37 (0%)

7/41 (17%)

0.008*

Length of Stay (days)

8 [6–14]

6 [3–7]

< 0.001*

30-Day ED Utilization

2/37 (5%)

9/41 (22%)

0.04*

30-Day Readmission

3/37 (8%)

3/41 (7%)

0.90

30-Day Mortality

1/37 (3%)

1/41 (2%)

> 0.99

  1. VHA = Veterans Health Administration; ED = Emergency Department
  2. aProlonged intubation defined as > 24 h post-operatively
  3. Continuous variables reported as median [IQR]; Categorical variables reported as number (percent)
  4. *P < 0.05