Table 4 Postoperative data
Mini-sternotomy (MS) (n = 50) | Full sternotomy (FS) (n = 52) | p (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ICU and hospital stay | ||||||
Ventilation time (days) | (Mean ± SD) | 1 ± 0.1 | 1.17 ± 0.83 | 0.188 (− 0.417, 0.831) | ||
Min, max | 1, 1 | 1, 6 | ||||
Ventilation time (h) | (Mean ± SD) | 6.18 ± 1.86 | 10.68 ± 12.78 | 0.029 (− 6.63, − 1.09) | ||
Min, max | 6, 18 | 4, 90 | ||||
ICU stay (nights) | (Mean ± SD) | 1.43 ± 0.89 | 2.1 ± 1.89 | 0.035 (− 1.29, − 0.492) | ||
Min, max | 1, 6 | 4, 10 | ||||
ICU stay (h) | (Mean ± SD) | 33.27 ± 19.75 | 49.42 ± 47.1 | 0.037 (− 2.659, − 0.978) | ||
Min, max | 18, 120 | 4, 240 | ||||
Postoperative hospital stay (days) | (Mean ± SD) | 6.95 ± 3.83 | 8.34 ± 4.61 | 0.105 (− 3.156, 0.297) | ||
Min, max | 2, 25 | 4, 132 | ||||
Postoperative complications | 5 | (10) | 7 | (11.3) | 0.096 | |
Transfusion number of blood units | (Mean ± SD) | 1.18 ± 0.89 | 1.7 ± 0.97 | 0.002 (− 0.078, − 0.244) | ||
Min, max | 0, 4 | 0, 5 | ||||
Need for transfusion (cases) | n (%) | 34 | (68) | 38 | (73.1) | 0.052 |
Resternotomy | Bleeding/tamponade | 2 | (4) | 5 | (9.6) | 0.437 |
Sternal resuturing | 1 | (2) | 3 | (5.8) | 0.627 | |
Arrhythmia | Ventricular fibrillation | 0 | (0) | 3 | (5.8) | 0.014 |
Supraventricular tachycardia | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | ||
Permanent block—pace | 2 | (4) | 1 | (0.2) | ||
Pulmonary complications | Pleural effusion and drainage | 1 | (2) | 2 | (3.8) | < 0.001 |
Reintubation/ventilation | 0 | (0) | 4 | (7.7) | ||
Neurological complications | Delayed recovery/stroke/other | 0 | (0) | 1 | (1.9) | 0.138 |
TIA | 0 | (0) | 1 | (1.9) | ||
Infective complications | Superficial wound infection | 1 | (2) | 5 | (9.6) | 0.048 (− 0.194, − 0.179) |
DSWI | 0 | (0) | 1 | (1.9) | ||
Renal complications | Cr > 3 | 1 | (2) | 3 | (5.7) | 0.26 |
GI complications | Upper GI bleeding | 0 | (0) | 4 | (7.7) | 0.22 |
Multi-organ failure | n (%) | 0 | (0) | 2 | (3.8) | 0.34 |
Discharged to | Died in hospital | 2 | (4) | 3 | (5.7) | 0.67 |
Home | 48 | (96) | 49 | (94.2) | ||
Status at 2 years of follow-up | Alive | 47 | (94) | 49 | (94.2) | 0.55 |
Died in hospital | 2 | (4) | 3 | (5.7) | ||
Died | 1 | (2) | 0 | (0) | ||