Table 10 Mean, median and interquartile range of score assigned by 24 cardiac surgeons to 25 significant postoperative complications or interventions for their treatment
Postoperative complication or intervention | Mean score | Median score | Interquartile range |
|---|---|---|---|
Transfusion of 1 unit of RBC | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Transfusion of 2–4 units of RBC | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
Transfusion of 5–10 units of RBC | 5.2 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
Transfusion of > 10 units of RBC | 7.2 | 7.0 | 1.0 |
Reoperation for bleeding | 4.6 | 5.0 | 1.75 |
Transfusion of platelets | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.75 |
Transfusion of fresh frozen plasma or Octaplas | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.75 |
Pericardial effusion requiring pericardial fenestration | 3.9 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
Postoperative use of antibiotics | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Atrial fibrillation | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Ventricular fibrillation/asystole | 6.8 | 8.0 | 3.0 |
Administration of inotropics > 12 h | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
Acute kidney injury not requiring renal replacement therapy | 3.6 | 4.0 | 1.75 |
Renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy | 6.7 | 7.0 | 1.75 |
Deep wound infection of the leg | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
Deep sternal wound infection | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.75 |
Mediastinitis | 6.6 | 7.0 | 3.75 |
Permanent pace-maker implantation | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
Surgery for gastrointestinal complications | 8.1 | 8.5 | 1.0 |
Stroke | 7.4 | 7.0 | 1.0 |
Postoperative IABP | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
Postoperative ECMO | 8.6 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
Surgical or percutaneous procedure for technical failure | 7.1 | 7.0 | 2 |
Reoperation for hemodynamic instability | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1 |
In-hospital death | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0 |