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Postoperative results* |
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| No. of patients |
25 |
| Hospital mortality |
2 (8%) |
| Ventilation time (hours) |
26 ± 37 (range 7–168) |
| Intraoperative IABP |
3 (11%) |
| Total bleeding (mL) |
1340 ± 903 |
| Re-exploration for bleeding |
0 |
| Myocardial infarction |
0 |
| CK-MB peak (U/l) |
1060 ± 1094 |
| Postoperative LVEF (%) |
34.4 ± 8.5 |
| Low cardiac output |
2 (8%) |
| Transitory acute renal failure |
8 (32%) |
| Sternal infection |
1 (4%) |
| Intensive care unit stay (days) |
4.4 ± 6.4 (range 1–21) |
| Hospital stay (days) |
12 ± 6.7 (range 8–34) |
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* Data are presented as mean ± SD or N (%) IABP: Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump; CK-MB: Creatine Kinase-MB; LVEF: Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. | |
Ferrari et al. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008 3:38 doi:10.1186/1749-8090-3-38 |
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