Clinical Study
4-Year Outcome Analysis of Endoscopic Vein Harvesting for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Table 4
Perioperative outcomes for 1,544 propensity-matched cases.
| | Perioperative outcome | EVH group | OVH group | P value | | (%) | (%) |
| | In-hospital mortality | 22 (2.8) | 20 (2.6) | 0.81 | | Perioperative MI | 7 (0.9) | 6 (0.7) | 0.89 | | Stroke/TIA | 5 (0.6) | 7 (0.9) | 0.76 | | Ventilation > 24 hours | 11 (1.4) | 15 (1.9) | 0.69 | | Atrial fibrillation | 163 (21.1) | 176 (22.8) | 0.74 | | Chest infection | 39 (5.1) | 43 (5.6) | 0.86 | | Superficial sternal infection | 10 (1.3) | 14 (1.8) | 0.76 | | Deep sternal infection | 7 (0.9) | 8 (1.0) | 0.89 | | Leg wound infection | 3 (0.39) | 30 (3.9) | <0.001 | | Blood products | 58 (7.5) | 88 (11.4) | 0.09 | | Return to OR for bleeding | 13 (1.7) | 15 (1.9) | 0.81 | | Inotropes | 92 (11.9) | 107 (13.9) | 0.56 | | Hemofiltration | 22 (2.8) | 34 (4.4) | 0.42 | | Postoperative IABP | 8 (1.0) | 12 (1.6) | 0.61 | | ICU stay (days, IQR) | 1 (2–7) | 1 (2–8) | 0.78 | | Hospital stay (days, IQR) | 7 (5–11) | 7 (5–12) | 0.89 | | Graft assessment | 51 (6.6) | 42 (5.4) | 0.81 |
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CPB: cardiopulmonary bypass; IABP: intra-aortic balloon pump; ICU: intensive care unit; IQR: interquartile range; MI: myocardial infarction; OR: operating room; and TIA: transient ischemic attack.
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