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Table 1 Demographic characteristics, preoperative and intraoperative data of patients

From: The use of cIMT as a predictor of postoperative stroke in patients undergoing surgical repair of acute type a aortic dissection

Variable

Total

(n = 76)

NDF

(n = 50)

TND

(n = 16)

Stroke

(n = 10)

P value

Male

61 (80.3)

40 (80.0)

15 (97.8)

6 (60.0)

0.109

Age (year)

45.8 ± 9.9

45.3 ± 10.6

48.1 ± 9.0

47.0 ± 8.4

0.799

BMI (kg/m2)

27.4 ± 4.6

27.4 ± 4.2

27.8 ± 5.8

26.8 ± 4.9

0.863

Hypertension

60 (78.9)

41 (82.0)

12 (75.0)

7 (70.0)

0.634

Diabetes mellitus

3 (3.9)

3 (6.0)

0

0

0.444

Marfan syndrome

1 (1.3)

0

1 (6.3)

0

0.150

Smoking history

33 (43.4)

21 (42.0)

9 (56.3)

3 (30.0)

0.397

LVEF (%)

62.2 ± 4.9

62.3 ± 4.5

60.7 ± 6.5

63.9 ± 3.6

0.258

White blood cell count (109/l)

12.0 ± 3.0

11.5 ± 3.0

12.99 ± 3.6

12.8 ± 1.8

0.155

Serum creatinine (umol/l)

84.7 ± 31.6

78.1 ± 20.4

105.9 ± 51.6

84.4 ± 24.3

0.142

Primary entry tear

 Unknown

14 (18.4)

7 (14.0)

4 (25.0)

3 (30.0)

0.367

 Ascending aorta

57 (75.0)

38 (76.0)

12 (75.0)

7 (70.0)

0.923

 Aortic arch

5 (6.6)

5 (10.0)

0

0

0.993

Coronary artery involvement

20 (26.3)

17 (34.0)

1 (6.3)

2 (20.0)

0.628

Aortic root repair

    

0.606

 Ascending aorta replacement

50 (65.8)

31 (62.0)

12 (75.0)

7 (70.0)

 

 Bentall procedure

26 (34.2)

19 (38.0)

4 (25.0)

3 (30.0)

 

Lowest nasopharyngeal temperature (°C)

23.5 ± 0.8

23.5 ± 0.8

23.7 ± 0.7

23.7 ± 0.5

0.412

CPB time (min)

205.8 ± 43.2

199.5 ± 41.6

223.9 ± 45.3

207.8 ± 43.6

0.143

Cross-clamp time (min)

114.2 ± 30.5

109.9 ± 30.5

129.5 ± 29.8

111.0 ± 26.5

0.724

Circulatory arrest time (min)

22.9 ± 7.5

22.0 ± 7.5

26.4 ± 7.6

22.2 ± 6.1

0.737

Intraoperative transfusion of PRBCs

44 (57.9)

27 (54.0)

12 (75.0)

5 (50.0)

0.589

Intraoperative transfusion of FFP

38 (50.0)

24 (48.0)

10 (62.5)

4 (40.0)

0.500

Intraoperative transfusion of platelets

5 (6.9)

3 (6.0)

2 (12.5)

0

0.993

cIMT (mm)

0.93 ± 0.16

0.87 ± 0.13

0.99 ± 0.13

1.12 ± 0.19

< 0.001

cIMT (mm) > 0.9

35 (46.5)

15 (30.0)

12 (75.0)

8 (80.0)

< 0.001

  1. Continuous data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation and categorical data as number (percentage)
  2. Abbreviations: NDF neurological dysfunction-free, TND temporary neurological dysfunction, BMI body mass index, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, PRBCs packed red blood cells, FFP fresh-frozen plasma, cIMT carotid intima–media thickness