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Table 1 Postoperative complication after pericardiectomy in study patients

From: Predictors of postoperative complication and prolonged intensive care unit stay after complete pericardiectomy in tuberculous constrictive pericarditis

Complication

N = 35

Hypoalbuminemiaa

23 (65.7%)

Low cardiac outputb

11 (31.4%)

Pneumonia

7 (20.0%)

Atrial fibrillation

3 (8.6%)

Wound infection

2 (5.7%)

Liver dysfunctionc

2 (5.7%)

Hypokalemia

2 (5.7%)

Pulmonary embolism

1 (2.9%)

  1. Values presented as N (percentage)
  2. There were 16 patients suffering two or more postoperative complications
  3. aThe definition of hypoalbuminemia was the level of albumin lower than 30 g/L
  4. bThe definition of low cardiac output included cardiac index less than 2.0 L/min/m2 and systolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg, in conjunction with signs of tissue hypoperfusion in the absence of hypovolemia
  5. cThe definition of liver dysfunction included alanine aminotransferase > 50 U/L, aspartate aminotransferase > 40 U/L or rising of bilirubin in the blood