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Table 2 Univariate risk analysis for operative mortality

From: Outcome and survival analysis of surgical repair of post-infarction ventricular septal rupture

Variable

Survivors

n = 23 (%)

Non-survivors

n = 15 (%)

P-value

Pre-operative

   

NYHA Class (II-III / IV)

12 (52.2) / 11 (47.8)

1 (6.7) / 14 (93.3)

0.004

Emergency Surgery

17 (73.9)

15 (100)

0.031

Cardiogenic Shock

13 (56.5)

13 (86.7)

0.051

Inotropic support

7 (30.4)

10 (66.7)

0.028

Type of MI (Anterior/Inferior)

19 (82.6) / 4 (17.4)

10 (66.7) / 5 (33.3)

0.259

Right ventricular dysfunction

3 (13.0)

7 (46.7)

0.021

Multi-vessel coronary artery disease

13 (56.5)

9 (69.2)

0.452

Total occlusion of infarcted artery

16 (69.6)

10 (76.9)

0.636

Thrombolysis

7 (30.4)

4 (26.7)

0.802

Intra-aortic balloon pump

22 (95.7)

15 (100)

0.413

EuroSCORE II

22.8 ± 9.4

34.3 ± 9.8

0.001

Intra-operative

   

VSR Location (Anterior/Posterior)

19 (82.6) / 4 (17.2)

9 (60.0) / 6 (40.0)

0.122

CPB time (minutes)

148.0 ± 52.3

158.8 ± 53.0

0.540

Red blood cell transfusion > 2 units

4 (17.4)

8 (57.1)

0.012

Concomitant CABG

12 (52.2)

7 (46.7)

0.740

Post-operative

   

Renal failure

8 (34.8)

11 (73.3)

0.020

Renal replacement therapy

2 (8.7)

10 (66.7)

<0.0005

Re-exploration for bleeding

4 (17.2)

4 (26.7)

0.493

DIVC

0 (0)

3 (20.0)

0.025

  1. CABG: Coronary artery bypass grafting.
  2. CPB: Cardiopulmonary bypass.
  3. DIVC: Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy.
  4. EuroSCORE: European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II.
  5. MI: Myocardial infarction.
  6. NYHA: New York Heart Association.
  7. VSR: Ventricular septal rupture.