Table 4 Factors associated with long-term mortality. P values were calculated by the Cox proportional hazard model for multivariate analyses
From: Long-term results of radical pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis in Korean population
HR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|
Age | 1.074 (.981, 1.176) | .122 |
MELD (model for end-stage liver disease) score | 1.095 (.852, 1.406) | .480 |
Preoperative NT-proBNP | 1.000 (1.000, 1.000) | .463 |
Preoperative grade of tricuspid regurgitation | 15.003 (1.099, 204.894) | .042 |
Redosternotomy | 6.441 (1.224, 33.889) | .028 |
Conventional pericardiectomy | 6.181 (1.042, 36.656) | .045 |
Postoperative central venous pressure | 1.008 (.843, 1.206) | .927 |
The amount of the postoperative RBC transfusion | .946 (.731, 1.226) | .677 |
The amount of the postoperative PC transfusion | .937 (.838, 1.049) | .259 |
The amount of postoperative chest tube drainage | 1.000 (1.000, 1.000) | .433 |
Postoperative low cardiac output syndrome | .763 (.077, 7.556) | .817 |