Table 2 Intra-/postoperative characteristics and survival post-cardiac transplant stratified by BMI
From: The varying effects of obesity and morbid obesity on outcomes following cardiac transplantation
Independent variables | Group 1 BMI <20 (N=17) | Group 2 BMI 20–24.9 (N=73) | Group 3 BMI 25–29.9 (N=81) | Group 4 BMI 30–34.9 (N=39) | Group 5 BMI ⩾35 (N=10) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intra-operative length of times | ||||||
Donor ischemic (min) | 308.3 | 276.6 | 269 | 296 | 302.7 | 0.63 |
Cross clamp (min) | 109.5 | 113.3 | 104 | 109.2 | 128.8 | 0.53 |
Pump (min) | 195.8 | 205.2 | 174 | 204.7 | 276.7 | 0.01 |
Postoperative characteristics | ||||||
Complications (%) ⩽30 days (in hospital) | 52.9 | 82.2 | 71.6 | 71.8 | 80 | 0.01 |
Hemorrhage (%) | 11.8 | 13.7 | 11.1 | 17.9 | 10 | 0.88 |
Inf. (%) | 17.6 | 13.7 | 19.8 | 41 | 20 | 0.02 |
Septic Inf. (%) | 17.6 | 11 | 12.3 | 20.5 | 0 | 0.4 |
Deep sternal Inf. (%) | 5.9 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 10 | 0.8 |
Rejection (%) | 11.8 | 15.1 | 8.6 | 17.9 | 10 | 0.62 |
Ventilator (days) | 2.9 | 3 | 3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.73 |
ICU (days) | 7.6 | 12.4 | 9.9 | 14.1 | 10.3 | 0.49 |
Survival days posttransplant | ||||||
Mean (Days) | 2427 | 2789 | 2714 | 2640 | 1072 | |
Standard error (Days) | 269 | 144 | 150 | 196 | 317 | |
