A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing CABG surgery performed with total arterial grafts or without

Table 2 Unadjusted postoperative in-hospital outcomes

	TAG n = 30	LIMA+SVG n = 28	P value
All cause mortality	0 (0)	0 (0)	-
Stroke	2 (7)	0 (0)	0.49
Deep sternal wound infection	0 (0)	0 (0)	-
Mechanical ventilation > 24 hours	3 (10)	0 (0)	0.24
Postoperative length of stay > 9 days	4 (13)	1 (4)	0.35
Peak troponin T, ng/mL	0.38 (0.21 – 0.55)	0.22 (0.13 – 0.30)	0.0051
Aortic cross-clamp time, minutes	86 (61 – 110)	56 (44 – 66)	0.0046

Categorical variables are shown as number (percent), and continuous variables are shown as median (inter-quartile range).
TAG: total arterial grafting; LIMA: left internal mammary artery; SVG: saphenous vein graft.

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