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Table 1 Patient Characteristics

From: Risk analysis and outcome of mediastinal wound and deep mediastinal wound infections with specific emphasis to omental transposition

Patient Demographics

Superficial N = 68

DMWIN = 52

Control N = 3896

pValue

Age

66.3 ± 9.9

67.1 ± 8.7

63.7 ± 10.7

NS

Gender (M)

86.7%

84.5%

78%

NS

DM

19.2%

28.8%

Diet: 4.5% Oral:8% Insulin:3.6%

0.023

Creatinine > 200 μmol/l

1.95%

5.05%

2.21%

0.027

Smoking History

67.8%

78.9%

69.7%

NS

PVD

14.6%

16.8%

18.3%

NS

COAD

13.2%

19.2%

17.9%

NS

Leg wound infection

10.3%

11.5%

9.1%

NS

BMI > 30

44.2%

46.1%

42.9%

NS

EF

Good: 63.7% Moderate: 31.4% Poor: 4.9%

Good: 65.4% Moderate 28.5% Poor: 6.1%

Good: 68.4% Moderate: 26.3% Poor: 5.3%

NS

Priority (Elective)

33.8%

32.7%

34.5%

NS

Logistic Euroscore

4.2 ± 1.9

7.3 ± 3.6

3.71 ± 1.25

NS

Reoperation for bleeding

4.4%

3.9%

4.5%

NS

Prolong ventilation

5.8%

34.6%

6.8%

< 0.001

Tracheostomy

1.5%

9.6%

1.8%

< 0.001

New dialysis required

4.4%

11.5%

4.9%

< 0.001

Re-intubation rate

4.4%

13.4%

4.7%

< 0.001

Hospital stay(days)

19 ± 6

59 ± 21.5

9 ± 2.5

< 0.001