Table 2 Baseline characteristics (n = 444). All values n (%) unless otherwise stated
From: Predictors of total morbidity burden on days 3, 5 and 8 after cardiac surgery
Frequency/mean ± SD | |
|---|---|
Demographics | |
Age (mean/years) | 66.6 ± 10.7 |
Female gender | 93 (20.9) |
Ethnicity (White British) | 379 (85.4) |
Medical history | |
Renal (dialysis) | 7 (1.6) |
History of previous MI | 148 (33.3) |
Re-operation | 18 (4.1) |
Symptoms | |
NYHA Class | |
I | 115 (26.0) |
II | 205 (46.3) |
III | 101 (22.8) |
IV | 22 (5.0) |
Cardiac risk factors | |
Smoking | |
Current | 49 (11.0) |
Ex | 245 (55.2) |
Never | 150 (33.8) |
Hypertension | 303 (68.2) |
Hypercholesteraemia | 343 (77.4) |
Diabetes | 103 (23.2) |
Body mass index (kg/m2)/mean | 28.5 ± 5.6 |
Examination and investigation | |
LVEF | |
Good | 323 (74.1) |
Fair | 90 (20.6) |
Poor | 23 (5.3) |
Pre-operative risk assessment | |
EuroSCORE | 4.1 ± 2.8 |
Intra-operative details | |
Operative priority—elective | 309 (69.6) |
Operation performed | |
CABG | 299 (67.3) |
AVR | 61 (13.7) |
MVR | 10 (2.3) |
CABG + AVR | 36 (8.1) |
CABG + MVR | 0 (0.0) |
AVR + MVR | 3 (0.7) |
CABG + AVR + MVR | 2 (0.5) |
Other | 33 (7.4) |
Cardiopulmonary bypass used | 412 (93.4) |
Outcome | |
Length of ICU stay (mean/days) | 2.0 ± 3.5 |
Return to theatre | 21 (4.8) |
Total length of hospital stay (mean/days) | 11.8 ± 11.7 |