Postoperative outcomes
| PaCO2-ValveDepl≤60 mm Hg (n=149) | PaCO2-ValveDepl>60 mm Hg (n=52) | P value | PaCO2-%increase<50% (n=165) | PaCO2-%increase>50% (n=29) | P value | pH-ValveDepl> 7.2 | pH-ValveDepl≤7.2 | P value | |
| Admitted to ICU % | 16.1 | 21.1 | 0.403 | 16.3 | 27.6 | 0.188 | 17.5 | 14.3 | 1.000 |
| ICU LOS | |||||||||
| Mean (days)±SD (range) | 0.4±1.2 (0.0–8.0) | 0.49±1.82 (1.0–2.0) | 0.441 | 0.4±1.1 | 0.7±1.3 | 0.162 | 0.45±1.2 | 0.14±0.4 | 0.734 |
| Hospital LOS | |||||||||
| Mean (days)±SD (range) | 1.8±2.0 (1.0–16.0) | 1.9±1.8 (1.0–8.0) | 0.738 | 1.9±2.0 (1.0–16.0) | 1.8±1.7 (1.0–5.0) | 0.732 | 1.8±2.0 | 1.3±0.5 | 0.767 |
| Pacemaker % | 5.4 | 5.8 | 1.000 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 0.671 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
| 30 day readmit % | 12.1 | 13.5 | 0.809 | 12.7 | 10.3 | 1.000 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 0.600 |
| 30 day mortality % | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.259 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
| Stroke % | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
| Delirium % | 2.0 | 5.8 | 0.181 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.594 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
This compares PaCO2-sedation≤60 mm Hg and >60 mm Hg (201 total patients); PaCO2-%increase from baseline of ≤50% and >50% (194 total patients); and pH≤7.2 and >7.2 (201 total patients).
ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay; PaCO2, arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide; ValveDepl, valve deployment.