Hypothermia during Surgical Treatment of Type A Aortic Dissection: A 16 Years’ Experience
Table 3
Results.
Variables
All pts
Group LT
Group HT
value
()
()
()
Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
(%)
(%)
(%)
Time for intubation (hours)
114.6 ± 171.3
144.0 ± 215.9
96.5 ± 134.5
0.6532
Drainage output over 24 h (ml)
924.1 ± 703.8
1071.3 ± 895.9
833.3 ± 537.4
0.0353
Complication (overall)
150 (62.2)
68 (72.3)
82 (55.8)
0.010
Limb Ischemia
22 (10.6)
11 (13.9)
11 (8.6)
0.251
Acute kidney injury
65 (31.4)
24 (30.4)
41 (32.0)
0.878
Acute kidney injury requiring dialysis
51 (24.6)
23 (29.1)
28 (21.9)
0.250
Chronic kidney Injury
19 (9.2)
7 (8.9)
12 (9.4)
1.000
Intestinal Ischemia
14 (6.8)
10 (12.7)
4 (3.1)
0.011
Neurological deficits
46 (22.2)
20 (25.3)
26 (20.3)
0.491
Focal deficit
38 (18.4)
14 (17.7)
24 (18.8)
1.000
Coma
15 (7.3)
7 (8.9)
8 (6.3)
0.583
Tracheostomy
41 (20.0)
17 (21.8)
24 (18.9)
0.719
Infections
73 (35.3)
34 (43.0)
39 (30.5)
0.074
In-hospital stay (days)
17.3 ± 15.8
19.0 ± 18.9
16.1 ± 13.4
0.3780
30-day mortality
64 (26.6)
32 (34.0)
32 (21.8)
0.038
in-hospital results
0.019
(i) Intraoperative death
34 (14.1)
15 (16.0)
19 (12.9)
(ii) Postoperative death
36 (14.9)
21 (22.3)
15 (10.2)
(iii) Alive at discharge
171 (71.0)
58 (61.7)
113 (76.9)
values refers to Mann–Whitney test for the quantitative data and to chi square test or Fisher’s exact probability test (in case of two-by-two contingency tables) for the categorical data. pts: Patients; Group LT: arrest circulation temperature <24°C; Group HT: higher arrest temperature ≥24°C.
