From: Surgical outcomes associated with partial upper sternotomy in obese aortic disease patients
 | Total | Non-obese | P1 | Obese | P2 | P3 | P4 | ||
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FMS | PUS | FMS | PUS | ||||||
Patients, n (%) | 493 | 180 (36.5) | 155 (31.5) | – | 88 (17.8) | 70 (14.2) | – |  |  |
Catogeries of surgery, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ASA + hemi-arch | 54 (11.1) | 18 (10.0) | 18 (11.6) | 0.635 | 10 (11.4) | 8 (11.4) | 0.990 | 0.732 | 0.968 |
 ASA + total arch | 52 (10.6) | 18 (10.0) | 17 (11.0) | 0.773 | 9 (10.2) | 8 (11.4) | 0.809 | 0.954 | 0.919 |
 Root + ASA | 80 (16.2) | 29 (16.1) | 24 (15.5) | 0.875 | 15 (17.0) | 12 (17.1) | 0.987 | 0.846 | 0.753 |
 Root + ASA + hemi-arch | 140 (28.3) | 49 (27.2) | 45 (29.0) | 0.713 | 26 (29.5) | 20 (28.6) | 0.894 | 0.691 | 0.944 |
 Root + ASA + total arch | 167 (33.8) | 66 (36.7) | 51 (32.9) | 0.471 | 28 (31.8) | 22 (31.4) | 0.958 | 0.435 | 0.827 |
Type of procedure, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 VSARR | 281 (57.0) | 104 (57.8) | 91 (58.7) | 0.912 | 46 (52.3) | 40 (57.1) | 0.630 | 0.433 | 0.884 |
 Bentall | 106 (21.5) | 40 (22.2) | 29 (18.7) | 0.498 | 23 (26.1) | 14 (20.0) | 0.450 | 0.540 | 0.855 |
 VSARR or Bentall + MTBSG | 219 (44.4) | 84 (46.7) | 68 (43.9) | 0.660 | 37 (42.0) | 30 (42.9) | 1.000 | 0.515 | 1.000 |
 Operation time (min) | 290.5 ± 87.5 | 288.5 ± 97.8 | 292.8 ± 100.8 | 0.693 | 290.9 ± 99.8 | 295.8 ± 105.8 | 0.766 | 0.851 | 0.839 |
 Cardiopulmonary bypass (min) | 139.8 ± 35.8 | 138.4 ± 43.9 | 142.6 ± 41.8 | 0.373 | 139.9 ± 45.6 | 144.4 ± 50.6 | 0.558 | 0.796 | 0.795 |
 Cross-clamp time (min) | 48.9 ± 18.7 | 48.8 ± 17.8 | 55.8 ± 26.9 | 0.006 | 49.0 ± 16.5 | 56.0 ± 19.8 | 0.017 | 0.930 | 0.950 |
 SCP and low body arrest (min) | 14.1 ± 4.1 | 13.8 ± 4.8 | 14.5 ± 6.9 | 0.290 | 14.1 ± 8.8 | 14.8 ± 7.7 | 0.601 | 0.766 | 0.771 |