In-hospital outcomes of propensity-matched men and women undergoing isolated tricuspid valve surgery from 2004 to 2013
| Men (n=366) | Women (n=366) | P* value | |
| Clinical outcome, n (%) | |||
| In-hospital mortality | 29 (7.9) | 28 (7.7) | 0.99 |
| Cardiogenic shock | 27 (7.4) | 22 (6.0) | 0.54 |
| Permanent pacemaker implantation | 102 (27.9) | 88 (24.0) | 0.26 |
| Acute cerebrovascular accident | 5 (1.3) | 10 (2.7) | 0.30 |
| Acute kidney injury | 113 (30.9) | 93 (25.4) | 0.12 |
| Acute kidney injury requiring dialysis | 15 (4.1) | 15 (4.1) | 0.99 |
| Blood transfusion | 126 (34.4) | 141 (38.5) | 0.30 |
| Discharge status, n (%) | |||
| Discharged home | 261 (71.3) | 257 (70.2) | 0.62 |
| DischargedIC/NH/SNF | 71 (19.4) | 79 (21.6) | |
| Length of stay, median (IQR), days | 11 (7–21) | 11 (7–20) | 0.99 |
| Hospital charges, median (IQR), ×$1000 | 166 (107–276) | 155 (102–241) | 0.04 |
*For small sample sizes an exact binomial test was used in place of McNemar’s test.
IC, intermediate care facility; NH, nursing home; SNF, skilled nursing facility; IQR, interquartile range.