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Table 4 30-day postoperative outcomes

From: Fast tracking in cardiac surgery: is it safe?

Characteristics, n (%)

Fast track

n = 245

Control

n = 3007

p value

Compositea

104 (42.4)

1549 (51.5)

0.008

Mortality

0 (0.0)

26 (0.9)

0.26

Wound infection

29 (11.8)

353 (11.7)

1.000

UTI

4 (1.6)

36 (1.2)

0.54

Sepsis

0 (0.0)

9 (0.3)

1.00

Atrial fibrillation

70 (28.6)

1170 (38.9)

0.002

Renal failure

6 (2.4)

156 (5.2)

0.08

CVA

3 (1.2)

32 (1.1)

0.74

TIA

1 (0.4)

21 (0.7)

1.00

Readmission

13 (5.3)

308 (10.2)

0.02

  1. aMortality, wound infection, UTI, sepsis, atrial fibrillation, renal failure, CVA, TIA, readmission