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Table 4 ICU and Hospital Length of Stay (unmatched)

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

Variable (median or mean %)

P0 (n = 302)

P2 (n = 337)

p value

ICU time (Hrs.)

44.5 [24–83]

30 [24–49]

< 0.001

ICU stay > 3 days

82 (27%)

43 (13%)

< 0.001

Total time on ventilator (Hrs.)

8.7 [5–19.7]

8.2 [5.0–17.5]

0.27

Ventilation > 24 h.

49 (16%)

39 (12%)

0.11

Hospital LOS (d)

8 [5–11]

7 [5–10]

0.017

Post-op LOS (d)

6 [4–8]

5 [4–7]

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Hours (Hrs), Length of Stay (LOS), Postoperative (Post-op); days (d)