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Table 3 Operative Results

From: Long-term results of radical pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis in Korean population

Variables

Conventional group

Radical group

P value

CPB, n (%)

26 (70.3%)

49 (92.5%)

.005a

CPB time, minutes

129.5 (90.0, 178.0)

119.0 (85.0, 177.0)

.644b

ACC, n (%)

4 (10.8%)

11 (20.8%)

.213a

ACC time, minutes

79 ± 14.8

68 ± 23.7

.407b

Concomitant operations

4 (10.8%)

16 (30.2%)

.025a

Postoperative CVP, mmHg

11.7 ± 5.3

10.8 ± 3.3

.381b

ICU stay, days

3.0 (2.0, 5.0)

2.0 (1.0, 3.0)

.086c

Hospital stay, days

26.5 (18.0, 49.0)

18.5 (11.0, 21.0)

.001c

The amount of postoperative transfusion

   

Red blood cell (unit)

2 (0, 3.5)

2 (0, 4)

.824c

Fresh frozen plasma (unit)

0 (0, 3)

0 (0, 2)

.678 c

Platelet concentrate (unit)

0 (0, 8)

0 (0, 2.5)

.309 c

Cryoprecipitate (unit)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

.840 c

The amount of chest tube drainage (ml)

2040 (1100, 3815)

2400 (1490, 5597)

.367 c

Numbers of early complications, n (%)

14 (37.8%)

12 (22.6%)

.118a

Pericardial or pleural effusion

2 (5.4%)

2 (3.8%)

1.000d

Transient arrhythmia

1 (2.7%)

4 (7.5%)

.645d

Wound dehiscence

1 (2.7%)

2 (3.8%)

1.000d

Postoperative bleeding

1 (2.7%)

1 (1.9%)

1.000d

Pneumothorax

1 (2.7%)

2 (3.8%)

1.000d

Pneumonia

0 (%)

2 (3.8%)

.510d

Acute kidney injury

2 (3.8%)

0 (%)

.166d

Phrenic nerve palsy

1 (2.7%)

0 (%)

.411d

Mediastinitis

1 (2.7%)

0 (%)

.411d

Cerebrovascular accident

1 (2.7%)

0 (%)

.411d

Hepatic encephalopathy

1 (2.7%)

0 (%)

.411d

Low cardiac output syndrome, n (%)

6 (16.2%)

3 (5.7%)

.153d

  1. aChi-squared test, bTwo-sample t-test, cMann-Whitney test, dFisher’s exact test
  2. ACC aortic cross-clamp, CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, CVP central venous pressure, ICU intensive care unit