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Table 2 Demographic and Pre/Intra-operative Characteristics (Unmatched)

From: Active clearance of chest tubes is associated with reduced postoperative complications and costs after cardiac surgery: a propensity matched analysis

Variable (mean n, %)

All (n = 639)

P0 (n = 302)

P2(n = 337)

p value

Age (years)

66 ± 11.6

67 ± 10.2

65.1 ± 12.6

0.036

Gender (male)

441 (69%)

205 (68%)

236 (70%)

0.61

Weight (kg)

89 ± 20

88 ± 20

90 ± 21

0.13

Diabetes

274 (43%)

118 (39%)

156 (46%)

0.078

Hypertension

515 (81%)

243 (80%)

272 (81%)

1

Prior PCI

155 (24%)

70 (23%)

85 (25%)

0.58

NYHA I

329 (51%)

162 (54%)

167 (50%)

0.3

NYHA II, III or IV

310 (49%)

140 (46%)

170 (50%)

0.3

Preop atrial arrhythmia

131 (21%)

59 (20%)

72 (21%)

0.62

Preop-IABP

50 (7.8%)

25 (8.3%)

25 (7.4%)

0.77

ADP inhibitors

55 (8.6%)

37 (12%)

18 (5.3%)

0.0027

Preop Aspirin

621 (97%)

300 (99%)

321 (95%)

0.0015

Preop Warfarin

6 (0.94%)

3 (0.99%)

3 (0.89%)

1

GIIb/IIIa

7 (1.1%)

7 (2.3%)

0 (0%)

0.0051

First Time Surgery

601 (94%)

284 (94%)

317 (94%)

1

Reoperation

38 (5.9%)

18 (6%)

20 (5.9%)

1

Operative Status (Elective)

269 (42%)

130 (43%)

139 (41%)

0.69

Opertive Status (Non Elective)

370 (58%)

172 (57%)

198 (59%)

0.69

CABG

359 (56%)

167 (55%)

192 (57%)

0.69

Valve

79 (12%)

49 (16%)

30 (8.9%)

0.0056

CABG + Valve

78 (12%)

38 (13%)

40 (12%)

0.81

Other

123 (19%)

48 (16%)

75 (22%)

0.045

CPB (yes)

295 (46%)

140 (46%)

155 (46%)

0.94

  1. Abbreviations: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG), Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB), Glycoprotein GIIb/IIIa inhibitor (GIIb/IIIa), Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP), New York Heart Association (NYHA), Percutaneous Cardiac Interventions (PCI)