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Table 3 The analysis of perioperative characteristics predicting postoperative complication

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

Variables

Postoperative complication

P value

Multivariate analysis

Yes (N = 35)

No (N = 53)

OR

95%CI

P value

Sex

  

0.310

   

 Male

29 (82.9%)

39 (73.6%)

    

 Female

6 (17.1%)

14 (26.4%)

    

Age, years

56.6 ± 18.4

52.7 ± 15.2

0.288

   

Symptom duration, months

2.1 ± 2.1

3.8 ± 4.1

0.014

1.160

0.909–1.480

0.233

Preoperative NYHA functional class

  

0.019

4.051

1.558–10.533

0.004

 I

0 (0.0%)

7 (13.2%)

    

 II

9 (25.7%)

20 (37.7%)

    

 III

22 (62.9%)

25 (47.2%)

    

 IV

4 (11.4%)

1 (1.9%)

    

Hypertension

5 (14.3%)

9 (17.0%)

0.735

   

Diabetes

2 (5.7%)

3 (5.7%)

0.991

   

Arrhythmia

8 (22.9%)

6 (11.3%)

0.148

   

BMI, kg/m2

21.0 ± 2.9

21.8 ± 3.6

0.263

   

SBP, mmHg

113.8 ± 14.0

116.7 ± 16.0

0.386

   

DBP, mmHg

79.3 ± 12.0

79.1 ± 12.3

0.914

   

Pulse rate (beats/min)

108.0 ± 15.5

99.0 ± 15.4

0.009

1.026

0.982–1.073

0.253

Preoperative CVP, cmH2O

27.9 ± 5.8

25.2 ± 5.3

0.041

1.151

1.013–1.309

0.031

Pleural effusion

  

0.035

6.057

0.675–54.367

0.108

 Unilateral

 Bilateral

2 (5.7%)

33 (94.3%)

8 (15.1%)

39 (73.6%)

    

Ascites

20 (57.1%)

27 (50.9%)

0.568

   

Pericardial effusion

27 (77.1%)

41 (77.4%)

0.981

   

Pericardial calcification

10 (28.6%)

12 (22.6%)

0.530

   

Pericardial thickness, mm

11.2 ± 2.9

9.8 ± 3.4

0.055

1.126

0.902–1.406

0.293

LVEF, %

58.5 ± 6.9

58.9 ± 7.1

0.759

   

Hepatomegaly

1 (2.9%)

1 (1.9%)

0.767

   

Hemoglobin, g/dl

124.9 ± 15.0

121.1 ± 14.8

0.248

   

CRP, mg/L

23.9 ± 20.1

23.6 ± 30.8

0.956

   

ESR, mm/h

27.7 ± 18.3

27.8 ± 27.9

0.995

   

Albumin, g/L

31.6 ± 4.1

33.3 ± 5.1

0.087

1.011

0.852–1.201

0.898

Serum sodium, mmol/L

136.7 ± 3.1

138.2 ± 3.5

0.038

1.098

0.887–1.360

0.390

Serum potassium, mmol/L

4.0 ± 0.5

3.9 ± 0.5

0.466

   

Serum creatinine, μmol/L

84.4 ± 16.8

79.8 ± 12.4

0.144

   

Operative duration, min

249.5 ± 45.6

233.3 ± 64.9

0.202

   

Blood loss, ml

199.7 ± 163.9

166.0 ± 86.5

0.212

   

Intraoperative fluid infusion, ml

1842.9 ± 446.9

1779.3 ± 526.6

0.558

   

Postoperative CVP, cmH2O

15.0 ± 6.6

13.6 ± 5.2

0.315

   
  1. Values presented as N (percentage) for categorical variables and mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, NYHA New York Heart Association, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, CVP central venous pressure, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction (measured on echocardiogram), CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate