Table 2 Baseline data of the study population and procedures, divided by type of surgical access

Patients, n

124

69

56

1102

Gender, male, n (%)

68 (55)

34 (49)

41 (73)

809 (73)

<0.005

Age, years, mean ± SD

68 ± 10

69 ± 12

61 ± 8

69 ± 9

<0.005

Length of ICU stay, days, mean

1.6 (1–9)

1.5 (1–20)

1.1 (1–4)

2.0 (1–66)

0.007

Length of ICU stay 1 day, n (%)

93 (75)

63 (91)

53 (95)

847 (77)

<0.005

CABG

-

-

-

655 (49)

<0.005

CABG with valve surgery

-

-

-

177 (13)

<0.005

CABG with rhythm surgery

-

-

-

21 (2)

0.345

Valve surgery

78 (63)

69 (100)

140 (13)

<0.005

Valve surgery with aortic surgery

-

-

-

42 (4)

0.016

Valve surgery and rhythm surgery

43 (35)

-

-

32 (3)

<0.005

Aortic surgery

-

-

-

24 (2)

0.230

Rhythm surgery

-

-

56 (100)

-

<0.005

Other surgery

3 (2,4)

-

-

11 (1)

0.389