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Table 2 Characteristics and events during the operation

From: Comparison of modified MAZE with minimally invasive monopolar ablation and traditional bipolar radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation

 

mi-MAZE(n = 42)

os-MAZE(n = 65)

P value

extracorporeal circulation, mean ± SD

 cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time(min)

114.5 ± 18.68

93.0 ± 21.18

0.000a

 aortic cross-clamping (ACC) time(min)

77.0 ± 14.84

56.4 ± 16.63

0.000b

operation time, mean ± SD,(min)

211.1 ± 29.70

198.1 ± 31.74

0.104b

Intraoperative adverse events, n (%)

 Low cardiac output

0(0)

0(0)

NA

 Myocardial infarction

0(0)

0(0)

NA

 Acute renal insufficiency

0(0)

0(0)

NA

 Death

0(0)

0(0)

NA

 Conversion to open surgery

0(0)

0(0)

NA

  1. aStudent T test
  2. bKolmogorov-Smirnov test