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Table 3 Post-operative outcome of the 40 patients with ventricular septal rupture

From: Risk factors and outcome analysis after surgical management of ventricular septal rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction: a retrospective analysis

Postoperative outcomes

Mean ± SD or No.(%)

 Length of hospitalization, days

44.9 ± 36.0

 ICU stay of survivors, days

24.9 ± 27.3

 Cerebrovascular accident

5(10.6%)

 Renal replacement therapy

21(48.8%)

 Pneumonia

20(42.6%)

 Heart block

7(14.9%)

 Reexploration for bleeding

11(23.4%)

 Residual VSD

16(34%)

  1. Abbreviations: ICU intensive care unit; VSD ventricular septal defect; SD standard deviation.