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 mortality
1 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0.118
0.484
Postoperative stroke
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
-0.155
0.151
MACCE
3 (3.1%)
1 (1.2%)
0.130
0.415
Postoperative MI
3 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0.220
0.321
Postoperative renal failure
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.3%)
-0.164
0.151
Pulmonary infection
4 (3.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0.260
0.223
Sternal infection
1 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0.129
0.484
1 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0.157
0.484
Reoperation for bleeding
3 (2.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0.235
0.223
Permanent pacemaker
1 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0.118
0.484
AF at discharge
32 (28.5%)
15 (27.7%)
0.018
0.915
Ejection fraction (%)
-0.097
0.580
Length of stay (day)
8.5 (8.1 to 8.9)
9.0 (8 to 10)
0.734
0.186
MACCE: major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events; MI: myocardial infarction; AF: atrial fibrillation.