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Comparisons for patients with dependency in ADL 6 months after EC |
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| ADL Dependency |
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| Variable |
No (n = 15) |
Yes (n = 28) |
P |
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| Age, median |
67 |
70 |
0.365b |
| Gender, n(%) |
0.231a |
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| Female |
2 (13) |
8 (29) |
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| Male |
13 (87) |
20 (71) |
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| BMI, median |
25.7 |
25.7 |
0.908b |
| Duration of anesthesia (min.), median |
150 |
180 |
0.057a |
| T ype of anesthesia, n(%) |
0.239a |
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| General |
4 (27) |
12 (43) |
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| Local |
11 (73) |
16 (57) |
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| High-risk patients, n (%) |
2 (13) |
6 (21) |
0.417a |
| Temperature at admission |
35.6 |
36.0 |
0.474b |
| Troponin I at admission |
0.001 |
0.002 |
0.178b |
| Hypertension, n(%) |
14 (93) |
27 (96) |
0.581a |
| Hyperlipidemia, n(%) |
12 (80) |
24 (86) |
0.468a |
| Ischemic heart disease, n(%) |
7 (47) |
21 (75) |
0.065a |
| Congestive heart disease |
0 |
3 (11) |
0.265a |
| Cerebrovascular disease |
5 (33) |
14 (50) |
0.235a |
| Insulin therapy for diabetes |
1 (7) |
0 |
0.349a |
| Preoperative serum creatinine > 2 mg/dl |
0 |
1 (4) |
0.651a |
| RCRI score, median |
1.0 |
1.5 |
0.017b |
| SAPS II, median |
15.0 |
17.0 |
0.239b |
| APACHE II, median |
7.0 |
7.0 |
0.301b |
| Length of PACU stay (hours), median |
19.0 |
20.0 |
0.768b |
| Length of Hospital stay (days), median |
5.0 |
5.0 |
0.326b |
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a Pearson χ2. b Mann-Whitney test. There were no significant differences after controlling for multiple comparisons BMI, Body mass index; RCRI, Revised Cardiac Risk Index; SAPS II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score; APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; PACU, Post Anesthesia Care Unit; | |||
Abelha et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008 8:33 doi:10.1186/1471-2261-8-33 |
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