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Table 2 Surgery and postoperative outcomes of the 2 groups

From: Spinal cord protection by normothermic artery bypass and visceral-anastomosis-first strategy in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Variables

Overall (N = 113)

NIP (N = 72)

NABP (N = 41)

P-value

Operating time(minutes) Mean (SD)

470.19 (143.01)

486.57 (143.79)

441.41 (138.70)

0.104

Proximal aortic clamp time (minutes)

12.40 [11.00, 17.30]

12.80 [11.00, 17.80]

12.00 [11.20, 16.80]

0.13

Spinal cord ischemia time (minutes)

12.40 [10.00, 14.60]

13.00 [11.00, 16.40]

10.60 [8.80, 13.60]

< 0.001

Lowest temperature (°C)

35.00[34.50, 35.30]

35.10[34.50, 35.30]

35.00[34.50, 35.50]

0.679

Postoperative MV time (hours)

16.00 [10.00, 40.00]

17.00 [12.75, 46.25]

11.00 [8.00, 31.00]

0.004

Postoperative hospital stay(days)

15.00 [11.00, 21.00]

15.00 [10.75, 19.25]

16.00 [13.00, 23.00]

0.206

Postoperative ICU stay(hours)

114.00 [68.00, 162.00]

112.00 [69.00, 162.00]

120.00 [68.00, 161.00]

0.87

Early death, n (%)

9 (7.96%)

8 (11.11%)

1 (2.44%)

0.152

Reexploration for haemorrhage, n (%)

15 (13.27%)

13 (18.06%)

2 (4.88%)

0.081

Paraplegia, n (%)

7 (6.19%)

7 (9.72%)

0 (0.00%)

0.047

Transient cerebral dysfunction, n (%)

1 (0.88%)

1 (1.39%)

0 (0.00%)

> 0.999

Haemofiltration, n (%)

19 (16.81%)

13 (18.06%)

6 (14.63%)

0.837

Gastrointestinal complication, n (%)

36 (31.86%)

33 (45.83%)

3 (7.32%)

< 0.001

ā€ƒGastrointestinal ischemia, n (%)

9(7.96%)

9(12.50%)

0(0.00%)

0.025

ā€ƒGastrointestinal bleeding, n (%)

9(7.96%)

7(9.72%)

2(4.88%)

0.484

ā€ƒGastroplegia, n (%)

19(16.81%)

18(25.00%)

1(2.44%)

0.001

Endotracheal intubation, n (%)

6 (5.31%)

5 (6.94%)

1 (2.44%)

0.414

ECMO, n (%)

1 (0.88%)

1 (1.39%)

0 (0.00%)

> 0.999

  1. Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; ICU, intensive care unit; MV, mechanical ventilation; ECOM, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation