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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and in-hospital outcome

From: Prognostic value of procalcitonin in patients after elective cardiac surgery: a prospective cohort study

Characteristic

Patients without delayed complications (n = 634)

Patients with delayed complications (n = 117)

p value

Demographics

Gender (n) (%)

Male

445 (70)

74 (65)

0.16

Age (years)

61.5 ± 15.2

67.7 ± 11.6

<0.001

Weight (kg)

82.6 ± 15.1

81.5 ± 81.5

0.26

Size (cm)

173 ± 9.6

171 ± 9.0

0.11

Body mass index (kg/m2)

27.7 ± 4.5

27.7 ± 4.9

0.76

eGFR (CKD-EPI)

86.7 ± 33.8

70.0 ± 32.4

<0.001

EuroSCORE 2

4.9 ± 5.6

8.0 ± 6.9

<0.001

Ejection fraction (%)

60.3 ± 13.9

55.4 ± 16.2

0.009

NYHA class

2.9 ± 0.5

2.9 ± 0.6

0.39

Comorbidity

Coronary artery disease (n) (%)

258 (41)

57 (49)

0.13

Pulmonary hypertension (n) (%)

122 (19)

34 (29)

0.019

COPD (n) (%)

34 (5)

10 (9)

0.20

Status past stroke (n) (%)

23 (4)

4 (4)

1

Insulin-dependent diabetic (n) (%)

27 (4)

10 (9)

0.061

Intraoperative

Procedure type (n) (%)

CABG surgery

228 (36)

49 (42)

0.25

Valve surgery

442 (70)

92 (79)

0.059

Combination surgery

183 (29)

55 (47)

<0.001

Redo CABG and/or valve

68 (11)

12 (10)

1

Operation time (min)

159 ± 44.5

189 ± 63.8

<0.001

CPB time (min)

77 ± 28.6

100 ± 42.1

<0.001

Outcome

Mech. ventilated (h) (min–max)

5.0 ± 2.1

35.4 ± 102

<0.001

Length of stay (days)

In ICU (days) (min–max)

0.9 ± 0.3

3.1 ± 6.0

<0.001

In hospital (days) (min–max)

9.3 ± 1.6

20.1 ± 11.3

<0.001

Hospital mortality (%)

0 (0)

4 (3)

0.001

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
  2. Statistically significant p values are in italics (p < 0.05)
  3. eGFR (CKD-EPI) glomerular filtration rates, calculated by CKD-EPI-formula (Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration). NYHA class New York Heart Association functional classification, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CABG surgery coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, CPB time cardiopulmonary bypass time, ICU intensive care unit