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Table 2 Operative characteristics

From: Active clearance vs conventional management of chest tubes after cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled study

Variable

ATC (n = 257)

Standard (n = 263)

Elective status

101 (39)

110 (42)

Previous cardiac surgery

5 (2)

5 (2)

OPCAB

21 (8)

23 (9)

Circulatory arrest

3 (1)

2 (1)

CPB time (min)

69.0 (55.0;90.0)

67.0 (55.0;85.8)

Aortic crossclamp time (min)

50.0 (35.0:70.0)

46.0 (35.0;64.0)

Valve replacement or repair

70 (27)

63 (24)

 Aortic valve

63 (25)

54 (21)

 Mitral valve

7 (3)

9 (3)

Isolated CABG

174 (68)

182 (69)

CABG + Valve procedure

42 (16)

38 (14)

Aortic surgery

15 (6)

12 (5)

Ross procedure

1 (< 1)

5 (2)

  1. Variables are presented as n (%) or median IQR
  2. ATC active tube clearance, CABG coronary artery bypass graft, CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, IQR interquartile range, IQR interquartile range, OPCAB off-pump coronary bypass