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Table 1 Preoperative conditions and type of surgery in the patient population

From: In search of the ideal risk-scoring system for very high-risk cardiac surgical patients: a two-stage approach

Factor

Total population

Survivors

Non-survivors

P

 

N = 105

N = 78

N = 27

 

Age (years)

74.5 (7.2)

74.9 (6.8)

73.5 (8.3)

0.404

Weight (kgs)

71.2 (12.9)

70.4 (11.6)

73.5 (16.2)

0.290

Gender female

27 (25.7)

18 (23.1)

9 (33.3)

0.293

Left ventricle EF (%)

26 (23–30)

25 (23–30)

26 (23–33)

0.514

Pulmonary hypertension

13 (12.4)

6 (7.7)

7 (25.9)

0.013

Recent (30 days) MI

7 (6.7)

6 (7.7)

1 (3.7)

0.474

Unstable angina

1 (1.0)

1 (1.3)

0 (0)

0.554

Congestive heart failure

29 (27.6)

20 (25.6)

9 (33.3)

0.441

Cardiogenic shock

6 (5.7)

3 (3.8)

3 (11.1)

0.161

Intra-aortic balloon pump

7 (6.7)

4 (5.1)

3 (11.1)

0.283

Active endocarditis

5 (4.8)

3 (3.8)

2 (7.4)

0.454

COPD

18 (17.1)

15 (19.2)

3 (11.1)

0.335

Previous CVA

10 (9.5)

8 (10.3)

2 (7.4)

0.664

Diabetes on medication

31 (29.5)

22 (28.2)

9 (33.3)

0.615

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)

1.4 (1.2–1.8)

1.3 (1.2–1.6)

1.7 (1.4–1.9)

0.002

Serum bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.5 (0.5–0.7)

0.5 (0.5–0.7)

0.5 (0.5–0.6)

0.957

Hematocrit (%)

35.8 (5.5)

36.5 (5.3)

34.0 (5.8)

0.047

Redo surgery

17 (16.2)

10 (12.8)

7 (25.9)

0.111

Urgent procedure

37 (35.2)

28 (35.9)

9 (33.3)

0.810

Emergent procedure

7 (6.7)

2 (2.6)

5 (18.5)

0.004

Isolated CABG

25 (23.8)

22 (28.2)

3 (11.1)

0.074

CABG + mitral valve

19 (18.1)

16 (20.5)

3 (11.1)

0.274

CABG + aortic valve

8 (7.6)

5 (6.4)

3 (11.1)

0.427

Mitral + aortic valve

5 (4.8)

3 (3.8)

2 (7.4)

0.454

Ascending aorta/arch

5 (4.8)

3 (3.8)

2 (7.4)

0.454

Isolated valve

23 (21.9)

13 (16.7)

10 (37.0)

0.027

Others

20 (19)

16 (20.5)

4 (14.8)

0.516

  1. Data are number (%) or mean (standard deviation) or median (interquartile range)
  2. CABG coronary artery bypass graft, CVA cerebrovascular accident, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, EF ejection fraction