Table 3 Comparison of minor and major complications, hospital and ICU admission, and operative mortality in patients with either POAF or NSR following CABG/OPCAB ± AVR in Iceland between 2002 and 2006
From: Atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: risk analysis and long-term survival
POAF (n = 326) | NSR (n = 418) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Any major complication | 59 (25) | 70 (18) | 0.03 |
Deep wound infection/mediastinitis/endocarditis (%) | 3 (0.9) | 1 (0.2) | 0.03 |
Perioperative myocardial infarction (%) | 48 (15) | 53 (13) | 0.34 |
Stroke (%) | 7 (2.1) | 6 (1.4) | 0.23 |
Acute kidney injury requiring dialysis (%) | 7 (2) | 4 (0.9) | 0.11 |
Sternum dehiscence (%) | 15 (5) | 3 (0.7) | 0.24 |
Multiple organ failure/ARDS (%) | 25 (8) | 1 (0.2) | < 0.001 |
Reoperation (%) | 14 (4) | 20 (5) | 0.88 |
Pneumonia (%) | 34 (10) | 16 (4) | < 0.001 |
Superficial wound infection (%) | 31 (10) | 36 (9) | 0.66 |
Urinary tract infection (%) | 26 (8) | 11 (3) | 0.002 |
Total hospital stay in days, mean (range) | 15 (1–110) | 10 (1–47) | < 0.001 |
Stay in ICU in days, mean (range) | 3 (1–13) | 1.4 (1–41) | < 0.001 |
Operative mortality, <30 days (%) | 15 (5) | 3 (0.7) | 0.001 |