The Association of the Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index and Right Ventricular Function after Cardiac Surgery
Table 2
Multivariable linear regression analysis.
% ΔPAPi (95% C.I.)
(unadj)
(adj)
(Intercept)
157.2 (66.7–296.8)
<0.01
<0.01
Age (years)
0.7 (0.5–0.9)
<0.01
<0.01
Lung disease
7.7 (2.4–13.2)
<0.01
0.07
BMI (kg/m2)
0.4 (0.1–0.8)
0.02
0.30
Preop serum creatinine (g/dL)
11 (4.8–17.6)
<0.01
0.01
Surgical procedure
CABG (reference)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Valvular
9.9 (3.5–16.7)
<0.01
0.04
CABG and valve
11.1 (2–20.9)
0.02
0.26
Post-bypass RV dysfunction
9.5 (3–16.3)
<0.01
0.07
Cardiac index (L/m2)
5.9 (0.4–11.8)
0.04
0.51
Central venous pressure (mmHg)
−9.3 (−9.9–−8.6)
<0.01
<0.01
Inotrope use
12.9 (0.8–26.5)
0.04
0.51
Diuretic use
6 (1–11.2)
0.02
0.30
Linear regression table performed ln(PAPi) as the dependent variable. Beta coefficient for each predictor was exponentiated to geometric mean difference (odds ratio) per unit change in predictor. Geometric mean adjusted to reflect percent change in PAPi per unit change in covariate. Adjusted values are based on Bonferroni–Holm correction.
