Table 3 Postoperative outcomes by endocarditis status and time cohort.

From: Preoperative stroke before cardiac surgery does not increase risk of postoperative stroke

Postoperative outcome

Non-endocarditis

Infective endocarditis

Recent (n = 20)

Intermediate (n = 11)

Remote (n = 72)

p-value

Recent (n = 27)

Intermediate (n = 15)

Remote (n = 12)

p-value

Stroke

2 (10.0)

1 (9.1)

5 (6.9)

0.607

1 (3.7)

0

1 (8.3)

0.472

30-day mortality

1 (5.0)

1 (9.1)

3 (4.2)

0.605

3 (11.1)

1 (6.7)

1 (8.3)

 > 0.999

Reoperation within 30 days

1 (5.0)

3 (27.3)

6 (8.3)

0.106

3 (11.1)

2 (13.3)

1 (8.3)

 > 0.999

Atrial fibrillationa

7 (35.0)

1 (9.1)

8 (11.1)

0.039

5 (18.5)

1 (6.7)

2 (16.7)

0.609

Discharged home

6 (30.0)

5 (45.5)

49 (70.0)

0.003

9 (36)

4 (28.6)

8 (66.7)

0.122

Length of stayb, days

11.5 (6)

7.0 (21.5)

7.0 (4)

0.007

13 (21.5)

14.0 (12)

6.5 (5.0)

0.051

  1. Reoperation for any reason within 30 days. Length of stay represents time from surgery to discharge. Values are expressed as number (%) unless otherwise indicated.
  2. aPostoperative.
  3. bMedian and interquartile range.