Research Article

Bretschneider (Custodiol®) and St. Thomas 2 Cardioplegia Solution in Mitral Valve Repair via Anterolateral Right Thoracotomy: A Propensity-Modelled Comparison

Table 3

Postoperative outcomes: clinical outcomes.

After IPTW
Bretschneider ()St. Thomas 2 ()Diff

30 days mortality1 (0.7%)0 (0.0%)0.1180.484
Postoperative stroke0 (0.0%)1 (1.2%)-0.1550.151
MACCE3 (3.1%)1 (1.2%)0.1300.415
Postoperative MI3 (2.4%)0 (0.0%)0.2200.321
Postoperative renal failure0 (0.0%)1 (1.3%)-0.1640.151
Pulmonary infection4 (3.3%)0 (0.0%)0.2600.223
Sternal infection1 (0.8%)0 (0.0%)0.1290.484
1 (1.2%)0 (0.0%)0.1570.484
Reoperation for bleeding3 (2.7%)0 (0.0%)0.2350.223
Permanent pacemaker1 (0.7%)0 (0.0%)0.1180.484
AF at discharge32 (28.5%)15 (27.7%)0.0180.915
Ejection fraction (%)-0.0970.580
Length of stay (day)8.5 (8.1 to 8.9)9.0 (8 to 10)0.7340.186

MACCE: major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events; MI: myocardial infarction; AF: atrial fibrillation.