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Table 4 Postoperative variables

From: Aortic arch cannulation with the guidance of transesophageal echocardiography for Stanford type A aortic dissection

Variables

Group A(n = 33)

Group F(n = 29)

Total(n = 62)

P value

Length of ICU stay(days)

5.50 ± 3.35

4.62 ± 1.75

5.12 ± 2.79

0.200

Fail to come out of ICU

5(15.15%)

8(27.59%)

13(20.97%)

0.230

Re-enter ICU

3(9.09%)

1(3.45%)

4(6.54%)

0.616

Wake time(h)

7.22 ± 3.78

12.35 ± 12.64

9.59 ± 9.29

0.046

Fail to wake

5(15.15%)

5(17.24%)

10(16.13%)

1.000

Intubation time(hours)

43.54 ± 36.38

36.52 ± 27.54

40.37 ± 32.57

0.393

Fail to remove the intubation

5(15.15%)

6(20.69%)

11(17.74%)

0.569

Tracheostomy

3(9.09%)

2(6.90%)

5(8.06%)

1.000

Length of remove chest tube(days)

11.48 ± 3.90

9.30 ± 3.70

10.52 ± 3.93

0.913

Chest tube drainage(ml/24 h)

688.63 ± 363.03

715.31 ± 435.82

701.31 ± 396.12

0.385

Fail to remove chest tube

4(12.12%)

6(20.69%)

10(16.13%)

0.569

Thoracentesis

10(30.30%)

13(44.83%)

23(37.10%)

0.237

Thoracic cavity closed drainage

2(6.06%)

1(3.45%)

3(4.84%)

1.000

Hemorrhage requiring rethoracotomy

1(3.03%)

0

1(1.61%)

1.000

Sepsis

1(3.03%)

1(3.45%)

2(3.23%)

1.000

Temporary neurological dysfunction

13(39.39%)

19(65.52%)

32(51.61%)

0.040

Stroke

3(9.09%)

1(3.45%)

4(6.54%)

0.616

Renal failure

2(6.06%)

3(10.34%)

5(8.06%)

0.658

Circulatory failure

1(3.03%)

4(13.79%)

5(8.06%)

0.176

Multiple organ failure

2(6.06%)

2(6.90%)

4(6.54%)

1.000

Intestinal ischemic

0

1(3.45%)

1(1.61%)

0.468

Limb ischemic

0

1(3.45%)

1(1.61%)

0.468

30-day-mortality

3(9.09%)

8(27.59%)

11(17.74%)

0.057

Rehospitalization

0

1(3.45%)

1(1.61%)

0.468