Table 3 Patient characteristics and outcomes
Patient characteristics | UHC A (n = 479) | UHC B (n = 497) | Total (n = 976) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years – M (SD) | 68.4 (9.2) | 68.6 (10.7) | 68.5 (10.0) |
Male sex – n (%) | 363 (75.8) | 328 (66.0) | 691 (70.8) |
Charlson score – M (SD) | 0.76 (1.21) | 1.70 (1.65) | 1.24 (1.52) |
HES score – M (SD) | 4.6 (6.4) | 4.6 (7.2) | 4.6 (6.8) |
Admission type – n (%) | |||
 Elective | 256 (53.4) | 69 (13.9) | 325 (33.3) |
 Semi-urgent | 35 (7.3) | 314 (63.2) | 349 (35.8) |
 Urgent | 188 (39.3) | 114 (22.9) | 302 (30.9) |
Surgery type – n (%) | |||
 CABG | 201 (42.0) | 256 (51.5) | 457 (46.8) |
 Valvular | 149 (31.1) | 143 (28.8) | 292 (29.9) |
 Mixed CABG-valvular | 129 (27.0) | 98 (19.7) | 227 (23.3) |
Maze procedure – n (%) | 15 (3.1) | 16 (3.2) | 31 (3.2) |
POAF – n (%) | |||
 CABG | 59 (29.4) | 81 (31.6) | 140 (30.6) |
 Valvular | 52 (34.9) | 37 (25.9) | 89 (30.5) |
 Mixed CABG-valvular | 63 (48.8) | 32 (32.7) | 95 (41.9) |
 Total | 174 (36.3) | 150 (30.2) | 324 (33.2) |
In-hospital death – n (%) | 22 (4.6) | 26 (5.23) | 48 (4.9) |
Length of hospital stay in days - Md (Range) | 12 (3–127) | 9 (2–217) | 11 (2–217) |
Number of hospitalizations in the previous 12 months - Md (Range) | 0 (0–4) | 0 (0–4) | 0 (0–4) |
Number of ER visits in the previous 12 months - Md (Range) | 0 (0–20) | 0 (0–4) | 0 (0–20) |