Table 6 Postoperative complications
From: Is age an independent determinant of mortality in cardiac surgery as suggested by the EuroSCORE?
Age group | < 60 | 61–65 | 66–70 | 71–75 | 76–80 | 81–85 | 86–90 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 2180 | 1539 | 1798 | 1731 | 1169 | 293 | 58 | ---- |
Pneumonia | 7,8% | 8,6% | 9,0% | 11,6% | 11,7% | 18,1% | 6,9% | < 0,005 |
Arrhythmia | 31,6% | 39,1% | 48,2% | 54,7% | 60,5% | 67,2% | 70,7% | < 0,005 |
Myocardial infarction | 1,2% | 1,2% | 1,7% | 1,8% | 1,7% | 2,7% | 1,7% | 0,493 |
Unstable sternum | 0,3% | 0,6% | 1,1% | 0,9% | 1,1% | 1,4% | 5,2% | 0,001 |
Significant pleural effusion | 9,0% | 11,0% | 11,3% | 13,5% | 15,2% | 16,0% | 15,5% | < 0,005 |
Significant pericardial effusion | 0,6% | 0,8% | 0,8% | 1,2% | 1,5% | 2,7% | 1,7% | 0,016 |
Cerebral vascular accident | 1,7% | 1,7% | 2,1% | 3,6% | 3,8% | 6,1% | 8,6% | < 0,005 |
Confusion | 2,0% | 4,2% | 5,8% | 9,3% | 13,1% | 21,2% | 24,1% | < 0,005 |
Rethoracotomy | 2,6% | 2,8% | 3,2% | 3,4% | 3,3% | 5,5% | 5,2% | 0,238 |
Reintubation | 2,5% | 3,0% | 4,5% | 4,4% | 7,0% | 7,8% | 10,3% | < 0,005 |
Resuscitation | 1,8% | 1,8% | 2,6% | 2,6% | 3,0% | 7,5% | 1,7% | < 0,005 |
IABP | 0,7% | 0,6% | 0,6% | 0,9% | 1,1% | 1,4% | 0 | 0,622 |
Dialysis | 1,6% | 2,8% | 3,0% | 4,0% | 6,4% | 7,8% | 13,8% | < 0,005 |
Laparotomy | 0,1% | 0,1% | 0,3% | 0,1% | 0,3% | 0,3% | 0 | 0,399 |
30-days mortality | 0,7% | 1,4% | 1,6% | 2,2% | 3,0% | 5,8% | 5,2% | < 0,005 |