Research Article

The Association of the Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index and Right Ventricular Function after Cardiac Surgery

Table 3

Propensity-matched cohort for PAPi ≥ 2.0.

PAPi < 2.0
N = 318
PAPi ≥ 2.0
N = 318
value

Age (years)66.00 [59.00, 72.00]67.00 [58.00, 72.00]0.82
Male sex (%)237 (74.5)244 (76.7)0.58
Chronic lung disease (%)76 (23.9)74 (23.3)0.93
BMI (kg/m2)28.7 [25.8, 32.1]28.1 [24.9, 32.2]0.16
Ejection fraction (%)55.00 [43.00, 60.00]55.00 [43.50, 60.00]0.91
Bypass time (min)101.00 [77.00, 130.00]101.00 [78.00, 129.00]0.94
Preop serum creatinine (g/dL)1.00 [0.85, 1.20]1.01 [0.87, 1.18]0.84
Postop serum creatinine (g/dL)1.16 [0.98, 1.56]1.11 [0.92, 1.50]0.25
IABP use (%)14 (4.4)13 (4.1)0.99
Surgical status (%)
 Elective195 (61.3)205 (64.5)0.27
 Urgent110 (34.6)94 (29.6)
 Emergent13 (4.1)19 (6.0)
Procedure (%)
 CABG142 (44.7)148 (46.5)0.96
 Valve62 (19.5)60 (18.9)
 Aortic38 (11.9)39 (12.3)
 CABG and valve30 (9.4)24 (7.5)
 OHT6 (1.9)9 (2.8)
 LVAD21 (6.6)17 (5.3)
 Other21 (6.6)21 (6.6)
Preop RV dysfunction (%)42 (13.2)48 (15.1)0.51
Postop RV dysfunction (%)51 (16.0)52 (16.4)0.99
Vasopressor use (%)269 (84.6)272 (85.5)0.82
Inotrope use (%)279 (87.7)282 (88.7)0.81
Vasodilator use (%)252 (79.2)245 (77.0)0.66
Diuretic use (%)105 (33.0)105 (33.0)0.90
PA catheter duration (hours)20.6 [17.5, 32.9]20.5 [17.70, 33.4]0.99

Continuous data presented as median [interquartile range], and categorical data presented as count (percentage of total).