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Table 2 Operative details

From: Impact of body mass index on early and mid-term outcomes after surgery for acute Stanford type A aortic dissection

Variables

Normal (n = 110)

Overweight (n = 114)

Obese

(n = 44)

P value

Combined surgery

 Bentall

32 (29.1)

30 (26.3)

9 (20.5)

0.547

 Sinus reconstruction

33 (30.0)

45 (39.5)

21 (47.7)

0.091

 CABG

18 (16.4)

21 (18.4)

12 (27.3)

0.290

 Wheat’s

5 (4.5)

1 (0.9)

0 (0)

0.145

 Other (David, Mitral, Congenital)

7 (6.4)

2 (1.8)

2 (4.5)

0.186

CPB time (min)

166.0 (59.0)

174.0 (78.0)

172.0 (71.0)

0.511

Cross-clamp time (min)

109.0 (48.0)

112.0 (50.0)

101.5 (52.0)

0.656

Circulatory arrest time (min)

16.0 (3.0)

16.0 (4.0)

16.5 (3.0)

0.517

Transfusion

 Red blood cells (U)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.350

 Fresh frozen plasma (ml)

400 (600)

400 (600)

400 (600)

0.999

 Platelets (U)

1 (1)

1 (0)

1 (0)

0.105

  1. Bentall procedure was performed in the patients with severely dilated roots, or with the roots severely involved by the dissection