Clinical Study
The Efficacy and Outcome of Ministernotomy Compared to Those of Standard Sternotomy for Aortic Valve Replacement
Table 3
Comparing the postoperative outcome including complications and adverse events.
| | Post-OP | Aortic valve replacement | Aortic valve replacement | value | | Minithoracotomy | Sternotomy |
| | Red blood cell units | 24 (54.5%) | 148 (48.8%) | 0.52 | | Platelet units | 7 (15.9%) | 43 (14.2%) | 0.82 | | Fresh frozen plasma units | 8 (18.2%) | 53 (17.4%) | 0.84 | | Cryoprecipitate units | 3 (6.8%) | 11 (3.6%) | 0.40 |
| | Any complications | 20 (45.5%) | 125 (41.3%) | 0.63 | | Atrioventricular block | 1 (2.2%) | 12 (3.9%) | 1.00 | | Myocardial infarction | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.00 | | Atrial fibrillation | 9 (20.5%) | 52 (17.2%) | 0.67 | | Cardiac tamponade | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.00 | | Multisystem failure | 0 (0%) | 4 (1.3%) | 1.00 | | Valve dysfunction requiring re-OP | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.33%) | 1.00 | | Bleeding requiring re-OP | 2 (4.5%) | 18 (5%) | 1.00 | | Infection | 3 (6.8%) | 18 (6%) | | | (i) Septicemia | 1 (2.2%) | 3 (1%) | 0.42 | | (ii) Deep sternal infection | 1 (2.2%) | 7 (2.3%) | 1.00 | | (iii) Pneumonia | 0 (0%) | 5 (1.7%) | 1.00 | | (iv) Urinary tract infection | 1 (2.2%) | 3 (1%) | 0.42 | | Pulmonary embolism | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | 1.00 | | Neurological event | 2 (4.5%) | 5 (1.7%) | 0.05 | | Gastrointestinal complication | 1 (2.2%) | 5 (1.7%) | 0.56 | | Renal failure requiring dialysis | 0 (0%) | 11 (3.6%) | 0.37 |
| | Reintubation | 2 (4.5%) | 21 (7%) | 0.75 | | Readmission to ICU | 0 (0%) | 8 (2.6%) | 0.60 | | Total duration of ICU stay | | | 0.12 | | Length of stay surgery-discharge | | | 0.31 | | Readmission (<30 days) | 5 (11.4%) | 47 (15.5%) | 0.65 |
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