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Table 3 Early postoperative outcomes

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

Composite adverse events

23 (20.9)

25 (21.9)

8 (18.2)

0.882

30-day mortality

9 (8.2)

4 (3.5)

2 (4.5)

0.305

Stroke

3 (2.7)

4 (3.5)

2 (4.5)

0.820

Paraplegia

2 (1.8)

8 (7.0)

1 (2.3)

0.132

Renal failure

12 (10.9)

13 (11.4)

5 (11.4)

1.000

Hepatic failure

8 (7.3)

8 (7.0)

3 (6.8)

1.000

Reintubation or tracheotomy

2 (1.8)

4 (3.5)

1 (2.3)

0.875

Low cardiac output syndrome

3 (2.7)

1 (0.9)

1 (2.3)

0.487

ICU time (h)

89.6 (66.8)

90.1 (76.3)

90.4 (91.8)

0.484

In-hospital time (d)

10.0 (5.0)

12.0 (6.0)

11.0 (7.0)

0.173

Ventilation time (h)

20.9 (22.9)

22.0 (44.8)

30.4 (60.7)

0.039

Ventilation time>24 h

38 (34.5)

52 (45.6)

26 (59.1)

0.017