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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Alternative management of the left subclavian artery in thoracic endovascular aortic repair for aortic dissection: a single-center experience

Variable

Overall

Covered group

Revascularized group

P value

n (%)

109

n = 52 (47.7)

n = 57 (52.3)

Demographic/anthropometric factors

    

 Age, years

56.2 ± 9.6

55.5 ± 10.5

56.5 ± 9.3

0.636

 Age >70, n (%)

10 (9.2)

6 (11.5)

4 (7.0)

0.514

 Male, n (%)

94 (86.2)

43 (82.7)

51 (89.5)

0.305

 Body mass index, kg/m2

23.8 ± 3.2

23.3 ± 2.0

24.0 ± 3.7

0.345

Medical history, n (%)

    

 Hypertension

93 (85.3)

43 (82.7)

50 (87.7)

0.459

 Current smoker

41 (37.6)

24 (46.2)

17 (29.8)

0.079

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

7 (6.4)

5 (9.6)

2 (3.5)

0.255

 Diabetes mellitus

11 (10.1)

6 (11.5)

5 (8.8)

0.632

 Stroke

4 (3.7)

3 (5.8)

1 (1.8)

0.346

 Myocardial infarction

9 (8.3)

4 (7.7)

5 (8.8)

>0.999

 Angina

5 (4.6)

3 (5.8)

2 (3.5)

0.668

 Preoperative hemodialysis

3 (2.8)

0

3 (5.3)

0.245

 Congestive heart failure

1 (0.9)

0

1 (1.8)

>0.999

Acute preoperative conditions, n (%)

    

 Renal failure

2 (1.8)

0

2 (3.5)

0.496

 Pneumonia

7 (6.4)

4 (7.7)

3 (5.3)

0.707

Procedural characteristics, n (%)

    

 Emergent procedure

11 (10.1)

9 (17.3)

2 (3.5)

0.017

 Traumatic aortic dissection

1 (0.9)

1 (1.9)

0

0.477

 General anesthesia

24 (22.0)

10 (19.2)

14 (24.6)

0.502

 Operation time (min)

122.6 ± 37.4

96.9 ± 16.3

135.3 ± 38.4

<0.001