Table 4 Surgical outcomes and complications
AP/AC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Continuation (A) n = 19, n (%) | Interruption (B) n = 18, n (%) | Control (C) n = 137, n (%) | p value | ||||||
A vs B | A vs C | B vs C | |||||||
Median Hb decrease g/dL (range) | −0.5 | (−−2.8–0.6) | −0.4 | (−1.6–1.2) | −0.5 | (−3.1–2.6) | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.48 |
Median catheter indwelling days (range) | 2 | (1–8) | 1 | (1–5) | 1 | (0–20) | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.50 |
Clot retention | 4 | (21) | 0 | (0) | 7 | (5) | 0.11 | 0.03 | >0.95 |
Surgical reintervention | 2 | (11) | 0 | (0) | 3 | (2) | 0.49 | 0.11 | >0.95 |
Transfusion | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 2 | (1) | >0.95 | >0.95 | >0.95 |
Cardiovascular events | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | >0.95 | >0.95 | >0.95 |
Median days of hospital stay after surgery (range) | 5 | (3–12) | 5 | (3–7) | 5 | (2–14) | 0.57 | 0.18 | 0.50 |
Re-admission | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | >0.95 | >0.95 | >0.95 |