Table 2 Postoperative outcomes
From: Fifteen-year experience with pericardiectomy at a tertiary referral center
|  | Total (n = 63) | Alive (n = 47) | Dead (n = 16) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mortality | ||||
 1-year | 6 (9.52) | – | – |  |
 3-year | 9 (14.29) | – | – |  |
 5-year | 13 (20.63) | – | – |  |
 Overall (10-year) | 16 (25.40) |  |  |  |
LOSa, days | 15.38 ± 16.68 | 13.38 ± 16.71 | 21.25 ± 15.63 | 0.0213 |
Postoperative Ventilation, hours | 33.19 ± 71.93 | 27.67 ± 64.43 | 49.06 ± 90.69 | 0.7463 |
Reintubation | 6 (9.52) | 2 (4.26) | 4 (25.00) | 0.032 |
Surgical Site Infection | 6 (9.52) | 4 (8.51) | 2 (12.50) | 0.639 |
Sepsis | 5 (7.94) | 2 (4.26) | 3 (18.75) | 0.099 |
Bleeding | 2 (3.17) | 1 (2.13) | 1 (6.25) | 0.446 |
Pneumonia | 7 (11.11) | 3 (6.38) | 4 (25.00) | 0.063 |
Renal Failure | 3 (5.66) | 2 (4.65) | 1 (10.00) | 0.473 |
Readmission ≤30 Days | 16 (25.40) | 12 (25.53) | 4 (25.00) | > 0.999 |
Recurrent Pericarditis | 3 (4.76) | 3 (6.38) | 0 | 0.564 |
NYHAb Class at First Encounter after Discharge | Â | Â | Â | 0.244 |
 I | 36 (57.14) | 27 (57.45) | 9 (56.25) |  |
 II | 9 (14.29) | 8 (17.02) | 1 (6.25) |  |
 III | 6 (9.52) | 3 (6.38) | 3 (18.75) |  |
 IV | 5 (7.94) | 5 (10.64) | 0 |  |
 Not Available | 7 (11.11) | 4 (8.51) | 3 (18.75) |  |