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Table 3 Postoperative event rates of clinical outcomes

From: Age-dependent differences in the prognostic relevance of body composition-related variables in type A aortic dissection patients

Events

All

Young

Elderly

p

(n = 258)

(n = 110)

(n = 148)

Ventilation time (h)

128.2 ± 182.3

120.2 ± 102.2

138.2 ± 100.6

0.029

Hospital time (d)

20.6 ± 13.8

20.0 ± 16.8

21.5 ± 15.5

0.529

Complications

    

 Neurologic dysfunction

9 (3.5)

4 (3.6)

5 (3.4)

1.000

  Temporary

6 (2.3)

3 (2.7)

3 (2.0)

1.000

  Permanent

3 (1.2)

1 (0.9)

2 (1.4)

1.000

 Acute kidney injurya

78 (30.2)

23 (20.9)

55 (37.2)

0.005

 Hepatic insufficiencyb

76 (29.5)

30 (27.3)

36 (24.3)

0.591

 Pneumoniac

208 (80.6)

78 (70.9)

130 (87.8)

0.001

 Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

8 (3.1)

3 (2.7)

5 (3.4)

1.000

30-day cumulative mortality

11 (4.3)

4 (3.6)

7 (4.7)

0.906

One-year cumulative mortality

16 (6.2)

6(5.5)

10 (6.8)

0.668

Overall cumulative mortality

30 (11.6)

7(6.4)

23 (15.5)

0.023

  1. Bold values indicate p < 0.05
  2. aDefined as 50% rise in baseline creatinine or new need for dialysis
  3. bDefined as bilirubin greater than 5 mg/dL persisting for more than 5 days postoperatively
  4. cDefined as positive result in sputum culture requiring anti-infection treatment, or chest roentgenogram diagnosing pneumonia after cardiac surgery