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Table 2 Operative and Perioperative Details

From: Double vs single internal thoracic artery harvesting in diabetic patients: role in perioperative infection rate

 

Group 1

Group 2

p value

Type of surgery

   

   CABG

41 (100.0%)

40 (100.0%)

 

On Pump

41 (100.0%)

40 (100.0%)

 

Number of ITA grafts used

   

One

41 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0.000

Two

0 (0.0%)

40 (100.0%)

 

Number of distal anastomosis

3.3 ± 0.9

3.2 ± 6.7

0.810

With vein grafts

1.9 ± 0.8

1.0 ± 0.5

0.000

With arterial grafts

1.3 ± 0.5

2.3 ± 0.5

0.000

Duration of operation (min)

245.8 ± 40.0

272.8 ± 44.2

0.005

CPB time (min)

97.0 ± 21.6

110.8 ± 21.1

0.005

Cross-clamp time (min)

66.7 ± 18.6

87.0 ± 18.2

0.000

Re-exploration for bleeding

0 (0.0%)

2 (5.0%)

0.241

Postoperative bleeding (ml)

513.9 ± 239.6

836.5 ± 1025.1

0.059

Transfused patients

14 (34.1%)

11 (27.5%)

0.632

Red blood cell units

0.9 ± 1.4

0.8 ± 2.0

0.893

Postoperative intubation (hours)

7.8 ± 6.7

7.0 ± 5.9

0.676

Intensive Care Unit stay (days)

2.4 ± 4.1

1.8 ± 0.7

0.311