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Table 2 Intra- and post-operative results of the overall population and propensity matched patients

From: Minimally invasive or sternotomy approach in mitral valve surgery: a propensity-matched comparison

 

Overall

Matched Patients

 

MINI

STERNOTOMY

p-value

MINI

STERNOTOMY

p-value

Variable

n = 189

n = 336

 

n = 158

n = 225

 

CPB time (minutes)

141.2 ± 32.6

111.8 ± 33.8

<  0.001

145.6 ± 31.9

110.7 ± 35.9

<  0.001

Cross-clamp time (minutes)

94.4 ± 25.4

85.0 ± 26.1

<  0.001

97.7 ± 25.4

84.8 ± 28.0

<  0.001

Operative time (minutes)

227.6 ± 44.0

227.8 ± 62.3

0.39

232.0 ± 44.5

226.4 ± 66.0

0.01

Concomitant procedure

 Tricuspid annuloplasty

73 (39%)

186 (55%)

<  0.001

73 (46%)

116 (52%)

0.35

 Cryoablation

83 (44%)

157 (47%)

0.58

74 (47%)

105 (47%)

1.00

MI

6 (3%)

6 (2%)

0.35

6 (4%)

4 (2%)

0.23

Renal replacement therapy

4 (2%)

21 (6%)

0.03

4 (3%)

6 (3%)

1.00

Cerebrovascular stroke and TIA

6 (3%)

12 (4%)

1.00

5 (3%)

6 (3%)

0.77

 Stroke

4 (2%)

10 (3%)

0.59

3 (2%)

4 (2%)

1.00

Delirium

22 (12%)

30 (9%)

0.36

19 (12%)

17 (8%)

0.16

Pneumonia

10 (5%)

33 (10%)

0.10

9 (6%)

19 (8%)

0.43

Re-exploration for bleeding

8 (4%)

35 (10%)

0.01

5 (3%)

20 (9%)

0.03

Blood loss / 24 h (ml)

668.8 ± 519.7

872.9 ± 865.6

<  0.001

661.7 ± 466.8

832.9 ± 852.0

0.02

Transfusion

106 (56%)

259 (77%)

<  0.001

94 (59%)

170 (76%)

0.001

Number of Transfusions

2.5 ± 4.3

5.3 ± 7.1

<  0.001

2.7 ± 4.2

4.6 ± 6.3

<  0.001

Atrial fibrillation

74 (39%)

142 (42%)

0.52

63 (40%)

89 (40%)

1.00

Wound infection

1 (1%)

8 (2%)

0.17

1 (1%)

8 (4%)

0.09

Low output syndrome

9 (5%)

40 (12%)

0.007

8 (5%)

21 (9%)

0.17

Time to extubation (hour)

12.5 ± 13.3

29.6 ± 88.9

0.001

13.0 ± 14.2

20.9 ± 63.2

0.26

Prolonged ventilation

11 (6%)

55 (16%)

<  0.001

9 (6%)

30 (13%)

0.02

ICU time (hour)

49.2 ± 54.6

70.3 ± 129.1

0.01

50.5 ± 58.4

63.8 ± 122.1

0.21

Postoperative hospital stay (day)

14.7 ± 10.4

15.4 ± 8.4

0.02

15.2 ± 11.1

15.1 ± 7.4

0.17

Postoperative IABP

2 (1%)

5 (1%)

1.00

1 (1%)

3 (1%)

0.65

Postoperative mechanical support

1 (1%)

5 (1%)

0.43

1 (1%)

3 (1%)

0.65

30-days mortality

1 (1%)

15 (4%)

0.01

1 (1%)

6 (3%)

0.25

  1. CPB cardiopulmonary bypass; MI myocardial infarction; TIA transient ischemic attack; Prolonged ventilation – artificial ventilation > 24 h; ICU intensive care unit; IABP intra-aortic balloon pump