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Table 5 Primary surgery

From: ECMO after cardiac surgery: a single center study on survival and optimizing outcomes

Primary surgery

Non-survivors (N total = 37)

Survivors (n total = 23)

p

CABG

10

2

0.16

Valve repair

10

7

0.77

CABG + valve repair

4

2

1.00

OHT

2

2

0.04

Aortic root repair

5

2

0.69

LVAD placement

3

1

1.00

Descending aortic repair

0

2

0.14

Less commonly performed procedures

2

6

0.04

  1. CABG coronary artery bypass surgery, OHT open heart surgery, LVAD left ventricular assist device