Single-Center, Multisurgeon Experience with a Sutureless Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Prosthesis: A Clinical Analysis in the United States
Table 3
Postoperative characteristics of IPW-weighted populations in patients undergoing SLV vs. SAVR.
SAVR
SLV
SMD
Weighted % or mean (SD)
Postoperative characteristics
Mean total ventilation (hours)
26.4 (5.8)
14.8 (2.5)
0.21
Mean CTICU length of stay (hours)
59.3 (6.5)
47.7 (3.9)
0.21
Postoperative blood transfusion
39.7
35.1
0.03
Atrial fibrillation
35.2
37.6
0.05
Permanent stroke
2.1
2.7
0.04
In-hospital mortality
0.9
0.5
0.105
Return to the OR for bleeding
11.4
8.7
0.13
Renal failure or insufficiency
0.5
0.0
0.09
Prolonged ventilation
11.5
7.0
0.16
Permanent pacemaker or ICD
6.8
10.0
0.11
Pleural effusion
16.9
16.4
0.01
Mean length of stay (days)
7.5 (0.34)
6.7 (0.31)
0.03
SAVR: surgical aortic valve replacement; SLV: sutureless valve; SD: standard deviation; SMD: standardized mean difference of the mean; CABG: coronary artery bypass graft surgery; CTICU: cardiothoracic intensive care unit.
