Table 2 Comparison of postoperative and 6-month outcome
From: Resternotomy does not adversely affect outcome after left ventricular assist device implantation
Overall (n = 112) | Resternotomy (n = 24) | Primary sternotomy (n = 88) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Postoperative | ||||
RVAD | 6 (5.4) | 1 (4.2) | 5 (5.7) | 1.00 |
Re-exploration | 23 (20.5) | 6 (25.0) | 17 (19.3) | 0.57 |
Duration of invasive ventilation (h) | 362.13 (619.6) | 403.29 (536.8) | 350.91 (642.7) | 0.68 |
Tracheostomy | 36 (32.1) | 9 (37.5) | 27 (30.7) | 0.53 |
ICU stay (day) | 18.9 (27.7) | 17.3 (23.7) | 19.4 (28.8) | 0.72 |
Hospital stay (day) | 43.7 (35.0) | 45.2 (37.3) | 43.3 (34.7) | 0.82 |
6-Month | ||||
Survival | 65 (58.0) | 12 (50.0) | 53 (60.2) | 0.37 |
Hospitalizations | 0.9 (1.2) | 0.5 (0.9) | 1.0 (1.2) | 0.11 |
Hospital stay (day) | 12.9 (27.6) | 4.3 (8.4) | 14.8 (29.9) | 0.24 |
Sternal wound infection | 3 (4.6) | 1 (8.3) | 2 (3.8) | 0.46 |
Overall infection | 14 (21.5) | 1 (8.3) | 13 (24.5) | 0.34 |