Clinical Evaluation of Titanium-Alloy Bands for Sternal Closure after Median Sternotomy: Single-Center Experience

Table 4

Demographic and clinical outcomes of patients undergoing second surgeries due to sternal complications.

Total no.		25
Age (mean ± SD)		65.5 ± 12.6
BMI (mean ± SD)		26.2 ± 3.7
Gender	Male	18
	Female	7
Procedures	CABG	13
	Valvular	6
	CABG + valvular	3
	Congenital heart disease	0
	Aortic	3
	Others	0
Comorbidities	Hypertension	19
	Type 2 diabetes	7
Surgeries with CPB		19
LVEF	Preoperative	0.59 ± 0.09
	Postoperative	0.59 ± 0.05
Post-op mediastinal drainage (ml)	First 24 hours	738.3 ± 579.5
	Second 24 hours	317.2 ± 173.8
	Third 24 hours	170.0 ± 100.6
Duration of ICU stay (hour)		109.4 ± 41.5
Duration of hospitalization (day)		60.5 ± 70.5
Mortality in 30 post-op day		12