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Table 3 Intraoperative differences between female and male patients

From: Sex-related differences in outcome of thoracic aortic surgery

Variable

Overall (n = 455)(%)

Females (n = 146)(%)

Males (n = 309)(%)

P Values

Aortic replacements

    

Ascending aorta replacements

323(71.0)

117(80.1)

206(66.7)

0.003

Arch replacement

    

Hemiarch replacement

15(3.3)

8(5.5)

7(2.3)

0.092

Total arch replacement

11(2.4)

6(4.1)

5(1.6)

0.115

Elephant trunk repair

4(0.9)

1(0.7)

3(1.0)

1.000

Root surgery or Aortic valve

    

Aortic valve replacements

222(48.8)

77(52.7)

145(46.9)

0.247

Bentall procedure

163(35.8)

38(26.0)

125(40.5)

0.003

David procedure

17(3.7)

5(3.4)

12(3.9)

1.000

Concomitant surgery

    

Any concomitant surgery

160(35.3)

47(32.2)

113(36.5)

0.361

Mitral valve replacement,

28(6.2)

5(3.4)

23(7.4)

0.142

Mitral valve repair

39(8.6)

14(9.6)

25(8.1)

0.594

Coronary artery bypass grafting

34(7.5)

5(3.4)

29(9.4)

0.023

ASD or VSD closure,

4(0.9)

2(1.4)

2(0.6)

0.597

Other

55(12.1)

21(14.4)

34(11.0)

0.355

Perfusion

    

Cardiopulmonary bypass time, min

104.2 ± 40.80

101.7 ± 41.77

105.4 ± 40.34

0.362

Cross clamp time, min

64.2 ± 29.15

62.4 ± 30.78

65.1 ± 28.36

0.367

Circulatory arrest, min

1.6 ± 6.47

2.5 ± 5.96

1.2 ± 5.96

0.068

Any transfusion

304(66.8)

114(78.1)

190(61.5)

<0.001

pRBC used

261(57.4)

109(74.7)

152(49.2)

<0.001

FFP used

269(59.1)

109(74.7)

160(51.8)

<0.001

platelet used

143(31.4)

48(32.9)

95(30.7)

0.647

  1. ASD: atrial septal defect; VSD: ventricular septal defect; PRBC, FFP, packed red blood cells; fresh frozen plasma. A p value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant