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Table 2 Baseline and procedural characteristics

From: A mobilization poster stimulates early in-hospital rehabilitation after cardiac surgery: a prospective sequential-group study

Variable

Overall (n = 241)

UCG (n = 32)

PMG (n = 209)

P value

Baseline characteristics

Age, years

67 ± 11

66 ± 12

68 ± 11

0.32

Sex, male

175 (73%)

24 (75%)

151 (72%)

0.83

Body Mass Index, kg/m2

28 ± 4.2

29 ± 4.5

28 ± 4.1

0.20

Diabetes

66 (27%)

9 (28%)

57 (27%)

0.94

Multivessel disease

138 (69%)

17 (77%)

121 (68%)

0.37

Recent myocardial infarction

39 (16%)

6 (19%)

33 (16%)

0.67

Left ventricular function

   

0.13

Poor, < 30%

8 (3.3%)

2 (6.3%)

6 (2.9%)

 

Moderate, 30–50%

43 (18%)

2 (6.3%)

41 (20%)

 

Good, > 50%

190 (79%)

28 (88%)

162 (78%)

 

COPD

26 (11%)

2 (6.2%)

24 (12%)

0.55

Extracardiac arteriopathy

28 (12%)

1 (3.1%)

27 (13%)

0.14

Neurological dysfunction

6 (2.5%)

0 (0%)

6 (2.9%)

0.99

Previous cardiac surgery

11 (4.6%)

0 (0%)

11 (5.3%)

0.37

NYHA class

   

0.13

I

171 (71%)

28 (88%)

143 (69%)

 

II

49 (20%)

4 (13%)

45 (22%)

 

III

18 (7.5%)

0 (0%)

18 (8.7%)

 

IV

2 (0.8%)

0 (0%)

2 (1.0%)

 

Urgency

   

0.53

Elective

150 (62%)

19 (59%)

131 (63%)

 

Urgent

85 (35%)

13 (41%)

72 (34%)

 

Emergency

6 (2.5%)

0 (0%)

6 (2.9%)

 

Salvage

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

EuroSCORE I, logistic

3.7 [1.9 – 7.4]

2.8 [1.7 – 5.8]

3.7 [1.9 – 7.5]

0.18

EuroSCORE II

1.3 [0.92 – 2.3]

1.1 [ 0.83 – 1.7]

1.4 [ 0.93 – 2.3]

0.16

Periprocedural characteristics

Type of surgery

   

0.29

 CABG

142 (59%)

19 (59%)

123 (59%)

 

 Valve surgery

55 (23%)

5 (16%)

50 (24%)

 

 CABG + valve surgery

21 (8.7%)

2 (6.3%)

19 (9.1%)

 

 TAVI

12 (5.0%)

3 (9.4%)

9 (4.3%)

 

 Ascending aorta surgery

6 (2.5%)

2 (6.3%)

4 (1.9%)

 

 Other surgery

5 (2.1%)

1 (3.1%)

4 (1.9%)

 

Cardiopulmonary bypass

162 (71%)

18 (62%)

144 (72%)

0.27

Cardiopulmonary bypass time, min

102 [79—128]

97 [62 – 137]

102 [80—127]

0.56

  1. Data are means ± SD or Medians [IQR] or numbers (proportions)
  2. CABG Coronary artery bypass grafting, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, NYHA New York Health Association, PMG Poster mobilization group, TAVI Transcatheter aortic valve implantation, UCG Usual care group