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Table 3 Crude comparison and propensity score adjustment of blood consumption and early outcomes of patients undergoing mixed CABG (N = 176) compared to total arterial CABG (N = 419)

From: Blood consumption in total arterial coronary artery bypass grafting

Variable

Odds ratio

95% CI (lower)

95% CI (upper)

p value

EC transfusion

 Crude comparison

3.25

2.10

5.00

< 0.001

 Propensity score adjusted

2.74

1.38

5.43

0.004

TC transfusion

 Crude comparison

3.83

1.34

10.93

0.012

 Propensity score adjusted

2.36

0.34

16.65

0.39

FFP transfusion

 Crude comparison

3.37

1.45

7.84

0.005

 Propensity score adjusted

3.59

0.90

14.34

0.07

All-cause 30-day mortality

 Crude comparison

4.81

0.43

53.33

0.20

 Propensity score adjusted

0.92

0.06

13.55

0.99

Postoperative stroke

 Crude comparison

0.79

0.16

3.96

0.78

 Propensity score adjusted

1.14

0.10

12.52

0.92

Sternal infection

 Crude comparison

1.19

0.11

13.23

0.89

 Propensity score adjusted

0.05

0.01

2.24

0.12

Return for bleeding

 Crude comparison

6.10

1.17

31.73

0.032

 Propensity score adjusted

0.50

0.02

12.85

0.68

  1. EC erythrocyte concentrate, FFP fresh frozen plasma, TC thrombocyte concentrate