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Table 5 Categorical variables according to the length of stay

From: Impact of fast-track discharge from cardiothoracic intensive care on family satisfaction

Variable

Group I (116 patients) (mean ± SD)

Group II (139 patients) (mean ± SD)

P value

Sex- male

101 (87.8 %)

133 (95.7 %)

.021

Pre op mechanical ventilation

1 (0.9 %)

5 (3.6 %)

0.152

Cardiogenic shock

1 (0.9 %)

7 (5.1 %)

0.057

Pre op IABP

2 (1.7)

7 (5.1 %)

0.154

Operative urgency

elective

77 (67.0 %)

81 (58.3 %)

0.145

urgent

35 (30.4 %)

45 (32.4 %)

emergency

2 (1.7 %)

8 (5.8 %)

salvage

1 (0.9 %)

5 (3.6 %)

surgery

CABG

88 (76.5 %)

91 (65.5 %)

0.092

Valve

19 (16.5 %)

21 (15.1 %)

CABG+ valve

0 (0 %)

4 (2.9 %)

valve + other

4 (3.5 %)

10 (7.2 %)

CABG+ valve + other

0 (0 %)

2 (1.4 %)

others

4 (3.5 %)

8 (5.8 %)

CABG + OTHER

0 (0 %)

3 (2.2 %)

Reoperation

0 (0 %)

22 (15.8 %)

0.002

Pulmonary complications

0 (0 %)

8 (5.8 %)

0.145

Renal failure

0 (0 %)

9 (6.4 %)

0.021

Confusional state

0 (0 %)

6 (4.3 %)

0.024

Infective complications

0 (0 %)

10 (7.2 %)

0.03

IABP use

2 (1.7 %)

14 (10.1 %)

0.023

Readmission to ICU

3 (2.6 %)

3 (2.1 %)

 

LOV

on table extubation

4 (3.7 %)

1 (0.7 %)

0.000

less than 12 h

98 (90.7 %)

84 (61.8 %)

12–24 HR

65.6 %)

30 (22.1 %)

≥24 HR

0 (0 %)

21 (15.4 %)

  1. CABG coronary artery bypass graft, IABP intra-aortic balloon pump, LOV length of ventilation