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Table 1 Basic patient characteristics

From: Pleural effusions are associated with adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery: a propensity-matched analysis

Characteristics

All (N = 3692)

Group 0 (N = 1228)

Group 1 (N = 1232)

Group 2 (N = 1232)

Overall p value

Patients, n

Age, median (IQR)

73.0 (66.0–77.0)

72.0 (66.8–77.0)

72.0 (66.0–77.0)

73.0 (66.0–78.0)

0.609

3692

Sex, female, n (%)

1351 (36.6)

444 (36.2)

455 (36.9)

452 (36.7)

0.920

3692

BMI, median (IQR)

26.8 (24.0–30.4)

27.4 (24.7–30.8)

27.2 (24.2–30.7)

25.7 (23.0–29.4)

< 0.001

2395

Type of surgery, n (%)

    

0.713

3692

 Coronary artery bypass graft

1567 (42.4)

541 (44.1)

515 (41.8)

511 (41.5)

  

 Combined

733 (19.9)

238 (19.4)

250 (20.3)

245 (19.9)

  

 Valve

1392 (37.7)

449 (36.6)

467 (37.9)

476 (38.6)

  

Duration of surgery, seconds, median (IQR)

12,000 (9600–14,700)

11,700 (9588–14,400)

12,300 (9900–14,700)

12,000 (9900–15,000)

0.002

2941

Priority of surgery, n (%)

    

0.390

3692

 Elective

2635 (71.4)

859 (70.0)

891 (72.3)

885 (71.8)

  

 Urgent/emergency

1057 (28.6)

369 (30.0)

341 (27.7)

347 (28.2)

  

ASA, n (%)

    

0.039

3692

 1–2

57 (1.54)

20 (1.63)

22 (1.79)

15 (1.22)

  

 3–5

3018 (81.7)

998 (81.3)

1034 (83.9)

986 (80.0)

  

 “Missing”

617 (16.7)

210 (17.1)

176 (14.3)

231 (18.8)

  

Preexisting medical conditions

      

 NYHA ≥ 3, n (%)

1853 (50.2)

610 (49.7)

622 (50.5)

621 (50.4)

0.906

3692

 Congestive heart failure, n (%)

2468 (66.8)

814 (66.3)

824 (66.9)

830 (67.4)

0.849

3692

 Charlson comorbidity Index, median (IQR)

6.00 (5.00–8.00)

6.00 (5.00–8.00)

6.00 (5.00–8.00)

6.00 (5.00–8.00)

0.371

3692

 APACHE II, median (IQR)

20.0 (15.0–27.0)

20.0 (15.0–27.0)

21.0 (15.0–28.0)

20.0 (15.0–26.0)

0.351

3692

 Coronary heart disease, n (%)

2828 (76.6)

948 (77.2)

939 (76.2)

941 (76.4)

0.827

3692

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, n (%)

799 (21.6)

258 (21.0)

268 (21.8)

273 (22.2)

0.782

3692

 Peripheral vascular disease, n (%)

622 (16.8)

214 (17.4)

201 (16.3)

207 (16.8)

0.761

3692

 Diabetes, n (%)

2226 (60.3)

743 (60.5)

740 (60.1)

743 (60.3)

0.975

3692

 Chronic renal failure, n (%)

1395 (37.8)

474 (38.6)

455 (36.9)

466 (37.8)

0.695

3692

  1. Group 0: no pleural effusion. Group 1: pleural effusion not requiring an intervention. Group 2: pleural effusion requiring an intervention