Bentall procedure | PEG sealant (N = 48) | Control (no sealant) (N = 54) | p-value |
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Demographic characteristics | |||
Gender (male) | 31 | 37 | NS |
Age (years) | 66.9 ± 9.5 | 70.3 ± 10.9 | NS |
Weight (kg) | 82.6 ± 15.1 | 78.9 ± 13.9 | NS |
Surgical history (n,%) | 6 (12.5) | 6 (11.1) | NS |
Aortic-valve replacement | 3 | 2 | NS |
CABG | 3 | 4 | NS |
EuroSCORE | 13.7 ± 7.7 | 14.4 ± 6.2 | NS |
Preoperative characteristics | |||
Urgency of surgery (%) | |||
Elective | 42 (87.5) | 46 (85.2) | NS |
Urgent | 4 (8.3) | 6 (11.1) | NS |
Emergent | 2 (4.2) | 2 (3.7) | NS |
Intraoperative characteristics | |||
CPB time (min) | 167.71 ± 64.24 | 155.94 ± 46.35 | NS |
Aortic clamp time (min) | 109.71 ± 36.88 | 102.64 ± 26.52 | NS |
Total operative duration (min) | 215.40 ± 69.35 | 231.78 ± 65.25 | NS |
Postoperative characteristics | |||
Drainage volume (ml, within 48 hours) | 985 ± 972 | 1709 ± 1302 | 0.002 |
(220–6500) | (325–7500) | ||
RBC (average per patient in ml) | 761 ± 863 | 1248 ± 1206 | 0.02 |
FFP (average per patient in ml) | 413 ± 532 | 779 ± 834 | 0.009 |
Rethoracotomy (n,%) | 1 (2) | 6 (11.1) | 0.07 |
Due to diffuse bleeding | 1 | 3 | |
Due to hematoma | 0 | 3 | |
Duration of ICU stay (days) | 4.2 ± 3.6 | 6.5 ± 6.3 | 0.03 |
Duration of total hospital stay (days) | 16.2 ± 8.8 | 21.0 ± 12.2 | 0.03 |