Table 2 Perioperative characteristics for Routine F/U and Home F/U patients according to randomization group in the original RCT
From: Attrition in longitudinal randomized controlled trials: home visits make a difference
ROUTINE F/U, N=187 | HOME F/U, N=61 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Low MAP N=97 | High MAP N=90 | All | Low MAP N=27 | High MAP N=34 | |
Number of grafts, mean (SD) | 3.0 (0.8) | 3.1 (0.9) | 2.9 (0.8)* | 3.0 (0.8) | 3.0 (0.8) | 3.1 (0.8) |
Time on cardiopulmonary bypass, mean minutes (SD) | 89.1 (30.1) | 92.7 (31.4) | 85.1 (28.2) | 81.2 (29.0) | 77.2 (29.4) | 84.3 (28.7) |
Duration of endotrachial intubation, mean hours (SD) | 29.2 (96.3) | 22.0 (10.7) | 37.2 (139.5) | 25.4 (27.0) | 32.1 (38.9) | 19.8 (7.1) |
Post-operative blood loss initial 24 h post-operatively, mean milliliters (SD) | 980 (667) | 1070 (769) | 855 (521)* | 892 (389) | 803 (293) | 962 (442) |
Hospital length of stay, (median days, range) | 11.0 (4-93) | 11.0 (5–93) | 11.0 (4–89) | 10.0 (6-35) | 11.0 (6–35) | 10.0 (8–21) |