Research Article

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

Table 4

Secondary outcomes in the propensity-matched cohort for PAPi ≥ 2.00.

PAPi < 2.00
N = 318
PAPi ≥ 2.00
N = 318
value

Hemodynamics
 PAPi1.48 (1.20, 1.71)2.67 (2.27, 3.28)<0.01
 CVP (mmHg)10.9 (9.4, 12.8)8.1 (6.5, 9.6)<0.01
 Cardiac index (L/m2)2.27 (2.09, 2.50)2.36 (2.14, 2.64)<0.01
 MAP (mmHg)74.4 (71.4, 78.1)72.8 (69.8, 76.8)<0.01
Clinical outcomes
 Acute kidney injury (%)73 (23.0)42 (13.2)<0.01
 30-day mortality (%)7 (2.2)7 (2.2)0.99
 Ventilator time (hours)6.0 (4.5, 13.5)5.6 (4.4, 9.8)0.04
 ICU length of stay (hours)48.2 (23.7, 89.5)45.0 (23.6, 73.2)0.20

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