Variable | All patients (n = 18) | FEES (n = 6) | Matched (n = 12) | p Value |
CICU LOS, days | 11.7 ± 5.7 | 10.9 ± 7.3 | 12.1 ± 5.1 | 0.72 |
Postoperative LOS, days | 28.9 ± 14.5 | 25.3 ± 13.2 | 30.7 ± 15.4 | 0.46 |
Total LOS, days | 40.8 ± 26.1 | 29.1 ± 12.9 | 46.6 ± 29.4 | 0.10 |
NPO time, hours | 92.1 ± 129.3 | 175.2 ± 185.3 | 50.5 ± 67.7 | 0.16 |
Pneumonia | 38.9 (7) | 16.7 (1) | 50.0 (6) | 0.32 |
Sepsis | 22.2 (4) | 0 (0) | 33.3 (4) | 0.25 |
30-day readmission | 11.1 (2) | 16.7 (1) | 8.3 (1) | 1.00 |
30-day mortality | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | —– |
1-year mortality | 5.6 (1) | 0 (0) | 8.3 (1) | 1.00 |
2-year mortality | 5.6 (1) | 0 (0) | 8.3 (1) | 1.00 |
3-year mortality | 16.7 (3) | 33.3 (2) | 8.3 (1) | 0.25 |
Values are % (n) unless otherwise indicated. | Values are % (n) unless otherwise indicated. | Values are % (n) unless otherwise indicated. | Values are % (n) unless otherwise indicated. | Values are % (n) unless otherwise indicated. |
CICU = Cardiac Intensive Care Unit; LOS = length of stay; NPO = not by mouth | CICU = Cardiac Intensive Care Unit; LOS = length of stay; NPO = not by mouth | CICU = Cardiac Intensive Care Unit; LOS = length of stay; NPO = not by mouth | CICU = Cardiac Intensive Care Unit; LOS = length of stay; NPO = not by mouth | CICU = Cardiac Intensive Care Unit; LOS = length of stay; NPO = not by mouth |