Table 3 Comparison of postoperative outcomes
From: Quantifying the learning curve for pulmonary thromboendarterectomy
Overall | Tercile | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | (n = 134) | T1 (n = 44) | T2 (n = 45) | T3 (n = 45) | T1 vs. T3 |
30-day mortality | 5 (3.7) | 0 (0) | 3 (6.6) | 2 (4.4) | 0.159 |
At least one complication | 72 (44.4) | 28 (63.6) | 17 (37.8) | 27 (60.0) | 0.724 |
At least one pulmonary complication | 19 (14.8) | 5 (11.4) | 7 (15.6) | 7 (15.6) | 0.563 |
At least one major complication | 26 (20.3) | 11 (25.0) | 9 (20.0) | 6 (13.3) | 0.162 |
Residual mPAP >30 mmHg | 11 (8.2) | 4 (9.1) | 4 (8.9) | 3 (6.7) | 0.671 |
30-day readmission rate | 7 (5.2) | 3 (6.8) | 0 (0) | 4 (8.9) | 0.713 |
Length of hospital stay (d) | 12.6 ± 9.0 | 12.8 ± 7.8 | 13.0 ± 11.7 | 11.8 ± 6.7 | 0.517 |
Length of ICU stay (d) | 4.6 ± 4.7 | 4.5 ± 3.4 | 4.7 ± 5.6 | 4.6 ± 4.8 | 0.910 |
Duration on ventilator (d) | 2.0 ± 3.0 | 1.6 ± 1.5 | 2.6 ± 4.5 | 1.8 ± 2.2 | 0.618 |