| |
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Q4
|
Q1 vs Q4
|
|---|
|
Number
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
| |
|
Age (years)
|
74
|
71
|
75
|
70
|
p = 0.289
|
|
BMI (kg m−2)
|
26.2
|
26.9
|
25.7
|
28.1
|
p = 0.342
|
|
LVEF (%)
|
73
|
72
|
77
|
69
|
p = 0.908
|
|
EuroSCORE II
|
1.64
|
1.47
|
1.21
|
1.42
|
p = 0.429
|
|
CPB time (min)
|
85
|
77
|
78
|
89
|
p = 0.392
|
|
Aortic cross clamp time (min)
|
59
|
58
|
61
|
62
|
p = 0.313
|
|
Length of stay in ICU (days)
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
p = 0.348
|
|
Post-operative stay (days)
|
10
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
p = 0.017
|
|
Proportion with infection
|
0.33
|
0.33
|
0.27
|
0
|
p = 0.042
|
|
Death
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
| |
- Data are presented as median for each quartile (Q1–Q4). The proportion with infection is displayed as the proportion of the quartile group who developed an infection
- BMI body mass index, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction
