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Table 5 Demographic, Preoperative and Intraoperative Characteristics (Matched)

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

Variable

(mean n, %)

Phase 0

(n = 260)

Phase 2

(n = 260)

p value

Age (years)

66.7 ± 10.1

66 ± 11.6

.4

Gender (male)

177 (68%)

177 (68%)

1

Weight (kg)

88 ± 21

90 ± 21

.33

Diabetes

106 (41%)

107 (41%)

1

Hypertension

209 (80%)

213 (82%)

.73

Prior PCI

61 (23%)

66 (25%)

.67

NYHA Class I

139 (53%)

133 (51%)

.63

NYHA Class II, III or IV

121 (47%)

127 (49%)

.63

Preoperative atrial arrhythmia

51 (20%)

49 (19%)

.91

Preoperative IABP

19 (7.3%)

22 (8.5%)

.74

ADP inhibitors

18 (6.9%)

18 (6.9%)

1

Preoperative Aspirin

258 (99%)

257 (99%)

1

Preoperative Warfarin

3 (1.2%)

3 (1.2%)

1

GIIa/IIIa

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1

First Time Surgery

244 (94%)

246 (95%)

.86

Reoperation

16 (6.2%)

14 (5.4%)

.86

Operative Status

(Elective)

112 (43%)

117 (45%)

.71

Operative Status

(Non-elective)

148 (57%)

143 (55%)

.71

CABG

147 (57%)

154 (59%)

.54

Valve

30 (12%)

30 (12%)

1

CABG + valve

35 (13%)

32 (12%)

.78

Other procedure

48 (18%)

44 (17%)

.7

CPB (yes)

114 (44%)

119 (46%)

.69

  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)