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Table 3 Postoperative data

From: Minimal access median sternotomy for aortic valve replacement in elderly patients

 

Patients n = 58

Mechanical ventilation time (min)

274 ± 143

ICU stay (d)

1.9 ± 0.9

Hospital stay (d)

6.0 ± 1.2

Reoperation for bleeding (n)

1

Pacemaker implantation (n)

0

30 day mortality (n)

0

Sternal wound infection (n)

0

Prosthetic valve endocarditis (n)

0