Table 3 Postoperative data of patients surviving the operation

ICU stay (days)

   mean ± SD

3.8 ± 6.2

3.7 ± 4

3.2 ± 4.7

3.6 ± 5.3

n.s.

   range

1–37

1–15

1–23

1–37

artificial ventilation (hours)

   mean ± SD

112 ± 187

64 ± 93

45 ± 87.8

79 ± 137

n.s.

   range

24–792

12–360

11–160

11–192

blood loss (ml)

1128 ± 914

926 ± 882

833 ± 650

999 ± 839

n.s.

red blood cells (units)

2.5 ± 2.8

3.9 ± 3.5

2.9 ± 2

3.2 ± 3

n.s.

fresh frozen plasma (units)

3 ± 2.1

3.4 ± 1.9

2.7 ± 1.86

3.1 ± 1.9

n.s.

rethoracotomy, n (%)

6 (11.8)

5 (22.7)

1 (4.5)

12 (12.9)

n.s.

LCO, n (%)

2 (3.9)

1 (4.5)

0

5

n.s.

MOF, n (%)

3 (5.9)

3 (13.6)

0

6

n.s.

MI, n (%)

0

1 (4.5)

0

1

n.s.

Stroke, n (%)

1 (2)

1 (4.5)

0

3

n.s.

Pneumonia, n (%)

4 (7.8)

0

0

3

n.s.

Sepsis, n (%)

4 (7.8)

1 (4.5)

0

5

n.s

Pulmonary insufficiency, n (%)

7 (13.7)

8 (36.4)

1 (4.5)

16

0.013

Hospital mortality, n (%)

9 (17.6)

3 (13.5)

0

12 (12.6)

0.004