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Table 3 Postoperative course

From: Sternal closure with sandwiched three-piece bioresorbable mesh reduces postoperative hemorrhage: a retrospective study

 

M (n = 109)

P (n = 109)

p-value

Displacement of sternum

4 (4%)

22 (20%)

0.0002

6 h total amount of bleeding (mL)

235 ± 147

284 ± 175

0.0275

Over 400 mL/6 h bleeding, n (%)

8 (7%)

22 (20%)

0.0059

Reopen chest for bleeding, n (%)

0

2 (1.8%)

0.1554

Thoracocentesis, n (%)

1 (0.9%)

0

0.3162

Intubation time (min)

412

(145–7,935)

465

(195–46,080)

0.2692

Over 48 h intubation time, n (%)

7 (6%)

6 (6%)

0.7749

ICU stay (days)

2.0 ± 2.6

2.8 ± 5.0

0.1575

Over 2 days ICU stay, n (%)

32 (29%)

41 (38%)

0.1965

First day of sitting (days)

1.5 ± 1.9

1.2 ± 0.7

0.1346

First day of standing (days)

2.0 ± 4.9

1.3 ± 0.9

0.1567

First day of walking (days)

1.9 ± 3.7

1.8 ± 1.5

0.8046

Able to walk 50 m (days)

1.9 ± 4.9

2.2 ± 2.6

0.6095

Able to walk 100 m (days)

2.8 ± 1.5

3.2 ± 2.7

0.2008

Able to walk 200 m (days)

5.2 ± 5.0

4.6 ± 3.3

0.3533

Able to walk 300 m (days)

5.6 ± 5.2

5.1 ± 2.4

0.3970

Hospital stay (days)

14.3 ± 9.7

13.8 ± 12.0

0.7467

Sternal infection, n (%)

1 (0.9%)

0

0.3162

  1. ICU, intensive care unit