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Table 2 Operative and postoperative data

From: Off-pump bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in patients with left main coronary artery disease

 

Unweighted

Weighted

BITA

SITA

 

BITA

SITA

 

(n = 435)

(n = 169)

P value

(SoW = 599.74)

(SoW = 621.64)

P value

Operative data

      

 Operation time (m)

246 ± 60

225 ± 59

< 0.001

245 ± 60

230 ± 58

< 0.001

 Proximal anastomosis to aorta

83 (19.1%)

144 (85.2%)

< 0.001

121.52 (20.3%)

525.43 (84.5%)

< 0.001

  Partial clamp

70 (16.1%)

109 (64.9%)

< 0.001

101.64 (16.9%)

389.96 (62.7%)

< 0.001

  Anastomotic device

13 (3.0%)

34 (20.2%)

< 0.001

19.88 (3.3%)

135.47 (21.8%)

< 0.001

 No. of distal anastomoses

3.3 ± 1.0

3.3 ± 0.9

0.635

3.3 ± 1.0

3.3 ± 1.0

0.276

 No. of grafts

2.7 ± 0.5

2.2 ± 0.4

< 0.001

2.7 ± 0.5

2.2 ± 0.4

< 0.001

 Sequential grafting

199 (45.7%)

129 (76.3%)

< 0.001

267.46 (44.6%)

437.90 (70.4%)

< 0.001

 GEA use

229 (62.6%)

58 (34.3%)

< 0.001

310.21 (51.7%)

221.35 (35.6%)

< 0.001

 SVG use

86 (19.8%)

151 (89.3%)

< 0.001

129.01 (21.5%)

545.53 (87.8%)

< 0.001

Postoperative data

      

 Myocardial infarction

3 (0.7%)

2 (1.2%)

0.548

3.55 (0.6%)

6.50 (1.0%)

0.381

 DSWI

7 (1.6%)

1 (0.6%)

0.229

8.68 (1.4%)

4.52 (0.7%)

0.227

 Stroke

4 (0.9%)

2 (1.2%)

0.770

7.89 (1.3%)

3.07 (0.5%)

0.131

 Intraoperative IABP

7 (1.6%)

4 (2.4%)

0.533

10.70 (1.78%)

20.78 (3.34%)

0.084

 Intraoperative PCPS

0 (0%)

2 (1.2%)

0.158

0 (0%)

7.05 (1.1%)

0.008

 ICU stay > 48 h

38 (8.7%)

43 (25.4%)

< 0.001

71.19 (11.9%)

104.99 (16.9%)

0.012

 Ventilation > 48 h

17 (3.9%)

27 (16.0)

< 0.001

35.90 (6.0%)

60.99 (9.8%)

0.013

 30-day mortality

5 (1.1%)

5 (3.0%)

0.199

8.39 (1.4%)

6.70 (1.1%)

0.612

  1. BITA: bilateral internal thoracic arteries; DSWI: deep sternal wound infection; GEA: gastroepiploic artery; ICU: intensive care unit; LAD: left anterior descending artery; PCPS: percutaneous cardiopulmonary support; SITA: single internal thoracic artery; SoW: sum of weights; SVG: saphenous vein graft