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Table 5 Results

From: Outcomes in cardiac surgery in 500 consecutive Jehovah's Witness patients: 21 year Experience

RESULTS

Group A

Group B

P

30 Day Mortality

3

1

>0.05

Reoperation following bleeding

4

3

>0.05

Acute MI (tropoponine + CPK MB)

2

1

>0.05

Mediastinitis

0

0

>0.05

Stroke

1

0

>0.05

Renal Failure (creatinine level > 2 mg/dL)

18

14

>0.05

Atrial Fibrillation

20

24

>0.05

Ultra-fast Track

0

77

< 0.001

ICU stay (Days)

3 +/-1

4 +/-1

>0.05

Mechanical Ventilation (hrs)

8 +/- 4

2 +/- 1

< 0.001

Hospitalization >7 days

32

18

< 0.001

  1. CPK (creatinin phosphokinase), ICU (intensive care unit).