Bretschneider (Custodiol®) and St. Thomas 2 Cardioplegia Solution in Mitral Valve Repair via Anterolateral Right Thoracotomy: A Propensity-Modelled Comparison
Table 1
Patient characteristics.
Before IPTW
After IPTW
Bretschneider ()
St. Thomas ()
Diff
Bretschneider ()
St. Thomas ()
Diff
Age (years)
0.114
0.480
0.063
0.696
Female
44 (35.8%)
22 (36.1%)
-0.006
0.969
39 (34.3%)
19 (34.0%)
0.007
0.965
Diabetes
3 (2.4%)
1 (1.6%)
0.057
0.728
3 (2.4%)
1 (2.2%)
0.015
0.933
Hypertension
78 (63.4%)
27 (44.3%)
0.391
0.014
66 (58.7%)
31 (56.4%)
0.045
0.791
Hypercholesterolemia
24 (19.5%)
14 (23.0%)
-0.084
0.588
21 (18.7%)
12 (22.7%)
-0.099
0.561
Current smoker
13 (10.6%)
6 (9.8%)
0.024
0.878
11 (9.4%)
5 (9.9%)
-0.016
0.921
BMI
-0.024
0.884
0.108
0.519
Preoperative stroke
9 (7.3%)
2 (3.3%)
0.181
0.289
5 (4.6%)
3 (5.4%)
-0.035
0.851
Renal disease
1 (0.8%)
1 (1.6%)
-0.075
0.618
1 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0.141
0.484
Last preoperative creatinine (μmmol/L)
0.225
0.143
-0.080
0.622
COPD
3 (2.4%)
3 (4.9%)
-0.132
0.382
3 (2.8%)
1 (2.7%)
0.005
0.977
NYHA III or IV
27 (22.0%)
14 (23.0%)
-0.024
0.878
24 (21.1%)
12 (22.0%)
-0.022
0.896
AF preoperative
24 (19.5%)
12 (19.7%)
-0.004
0.979
23 (20.3%)
12 (21.1%)
-0.019
0.910
Ejection fraction
0.167
0.277
0.061
0.717
EuroSCORE 2
0.054
0.727
-0.064
0.690
Additive EuroSCORE
3.5 (3.3 to 3.9)
3.8 (3.4 to 4.2)
0.670
0.550
3.5 (3.2 to 3.8)
3.7 (3.3 to 4.2)
0.659
0.589
Logistic EuroSCORE
2.7 (2.4 to 3.0)
2.8 (2.5 to 3.3)
0.586
0.825
2.7 (2.4 to 3.0)
2.8 (2.4 to 3.3)
0.572
0.889
BMI: body mass index; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; NYHA: New York Heart Association; AF: atrial fibrillation.
