Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics between pledgeted suture technique and figure-of-eight suture technique, and p-values
From: Figure of eight suture technique in aortic valve replacement decreases prosthesis-patient mismatch
Characteristic | Pledget (N = 570) | Figure-of-eight (N = 59) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 70 (61, 78) | 59 (51.5, 67) | < 0.0001 |
BSA | 1.95 | 2.05 | 0.008 |
Female | 220 (39%) | 18 (31%) | 0.26 |
Smoking status | 0.003 | ||
Current smoker | 63 (11%) | 10 (17%) | |
Former smoker | 150 (26%) | 25 (43%) | |
Never smoker | 355 (63%) | 23 (40%) | |
DM | 182 (32%) | 16 (27%) | 0.56 |
HTN | 464 (81%) | 44 (75%) | 0.22 |
Pre-Op dialysis | 51 (9%) | 2 (3%) | 0.21 |
Pre-Op creatinine | 1.1 (0.9, 1.5) | 0.9 (0.8, 1.2) | < 0.001 |
Prior valve procedure | 74 (13%) | 7 (12%) | 1 |
Ejection fraction | 56 (42, 65) | 60 (56.4, 65) | 0.003 |
AV insufficiency | 0.02 | ||
No | 96 (17%) | 14 (24%) | |
Trace/trivial | 84 (15%) | 8 (14%) | |
Mild | 131 (23%) | 12 (21%) | |
Moderate | 144 (26%) | 6 (10%) | |
Severe | 105 (19%) | 18 (31%) | |
AV stenosis | 0.39 | ||
No | 200 (36%) | 24 (42%) | |
Yes | 358 (64%) | 33 (58%) | |
CPB time | 161 (117, 215) | 137 (108, 175) | 0.014 |
Total LOS | 10 (7, 18) | 8 (6, 12) | 0.003 |
LOS surgery to discharge | 8 (6, 14) | 7 (5, 9.5) | 0.006 |