Table 2 Selected operative and postoperative outcomes
From: Index of deterioration of patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valve thrombosis
Variable | |
|---|---|
Schedule of surgery | |
Emergency | 51 (59.3%) |
Urgent | 33 (38.4%) |
Elective | 2 (2.3%) |
Management of malfunctioning prosthesis* | |
Replacement with mechanical prosthesis | 69 (80.2%) |
Replacement with bioprosthesis | 16 (18.6%) |
Thrombectomy alone | 1 (1.2%) |
Aortic cross clamp time (min) | 61 (37-200) |
Cardiopulmonary bypass time (min) | 110 (55-360) |
Difficulty to wean from bypass | 25 (29.1%) |
Duration of mechanical ventilation (h) | 24 (6-168) |
Duration of inotropes (h) | 48 (0-216) |
Transfused blood products (l) | 4 (2-12) |
ICU stay (days) | 4 (1-39) |
Total hospital stay (days) | 10 (1-40) |
Postoperative LVEF% | 54 (22-70) |
Postoperative pressure gradient across prosthesis (mm Hg) | |
Mitral | 5 (3-10) |
Aortic | 20 (15-50) |
Hospital mortality | 18 (21%) |
Low cardiac output | −8 (44.4%) |
Multi organ failure | −4 (22.2%) |
Septic shock | −6 (33.3%) |
Uneventful cases | 39 (45.3%) |