In-Hospital Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding following Cardiac Surgery: Patient Characteristics, Endoscopic Lesions and Prognosis

Table 3

Outcomes.

	No mortality,; 𝑁=106	Mortality,; 𝑁=25	𝑃 values
Transfusions related to bleeding:
Packed red blood cells	91.1% (85.4%–96.7%)	91.7% (79.7%–100.0%)	𝑃=0.9285
Fresh frozen plasma	47.5% (37.6%–57.4%)	45.8% (24.3%–67.3%)	𝑃=0.8814
Platelets	20.4% (12.5%–28.3%)	24.0% (6.0%–42.0%)	𝑃=0.6913
Mechanical ventilation up to 48 hours	74.3% (65.6%–82.9%)	24.0% (6.0%–42.0%)	𝑃<0.0001
Complications:
C. Difficile colitis	9.4% (3.8%–15.1%)	28.0% (9.1%–46.9%)	𝑃=0.0130
Acute tubular necrosis requiring hemofiltration/dialysis	10.4% (4.5%–16.3%)	44.0% (23.1%–64.9%)	𝑃<0.0001
Ischemic bowel/bowel obstruction/	4.7% (0.6%–8.8%)	24.0% (6.0%–42.0%)	𝑃=0.0018
Mediastinitis/sternal dehiscence requiring flap	5.7% (1.2%–10.1%)	12.0% (0.0%–25.7%)	𝑃=0.2596