International Scholarly Research Notices

Clinical Study

Postoperative Tachyarrhythmias: On-Pump versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Table 2

Postoperative data of the two individual study groups.


Item	Group (A) ()	Group (B) ()	value*

LA AP diameter (mm)			>0.05
LVEDD (mm)			>0.05
LVESD (mm)			>0.05
LV EF (%)			<0.001
Tachyarrhythmias	3 (10)	5 (16.7)	>0.05
Tamponade	7 (23.3)	2 (6.7)	>0.05
Chest infection	15 (50)	7 (23.3)	<0.05
Prolonged intubation	4 (13.3)	2 (6.7)	>0.05
Cerebrovascular stroke	3 (10)	4 (13.3)	>0.05
High drain bleeding	7 (23.3)	1 (3.3)	<0.05
Sepsis	10 (33.3)	5 (16.7)	>0.05

Data are presented as mean ± SD and number (percentage).
*Chi-square test and Student’s -test.
CAD: coronary artery disease; LA AP diameter: left atrium anteroposterior diameter; LVEDD: left ventricular end diastolic dimension; LVESD: left ventricular end systolic dimension; LV EF: left ventricle ejection fraction (Simpson’s).
= statistically highly significant.
= statistically significant.