Table 5 The treatment effect of the surgical access calculated using propensity score matching
From: J-ministernotomy for aortic valve replacement: a retrospective cohort study
Absolute effect of ministernotomy | Coef. (95% conf. interval) | P value |
|---|---|---|
Cardiopulmonary bypass time | 21.69(12.56–30.83) | < 0.001 |
Ischemic time | 13.08(5.64–20.52) | 0.001 |
Ventilation time (log transformation) | − 0.33(− 0.66 to − 0.008) | 0.045 |
ICU stay “inverse transformation” | 0.01 (0.002–0.016) | 0.01 |
Hospital stay “inverse transformation” | 0.008 (− 0.005–0.02) | 0.22 |
Postoperative drainage “log transformation” | − 0.53 (− 0.85 to − 0.21) | 0.001 |
Heart block | 0.08 (− 0.03 to − 0.2) | 0.16 |
Dipidolor dose (log transformation) | − 0.59 (− 0.88 to − 0.297) | < 0.001 |