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Table 4 Early outcomes

From: Totally endoscopic mitral valve repair with novel technique of left atrial exposure: five years experience from a single center

Characteristic

Value

Ventilation Time and ICU Stay

Ventilation time, hours (median, IQR)

15 (10–59)

ICU stay, days (median, IQR)

2 (2–4)

Early Postoperative Complications

Mortality

2 (1.6%)

Reoperation due to bleeding

5 (4.1%)

Reoperation due to hemolysis

1 (0.8%)

Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

2 (1.6%)

New onset atrial fibrillation

5 (4.1%)

Renal failure

6 (4.9%)

Unilateral Pulmonary Edema

2 (1.6%)

Pneumonia

6 (4.9%)

Pleural effusion/pneumothorax

11 (9.0%)

Pericardial effusion

3 (2.5%)

Blood Loss and Transfusions

Patients requiring blood transfusion

20 (16.4%)

Mean units of RBC transfused per patient

0.8

Blood loss through drainage, ml (median, range)

300 (40–4600)

Postoperative Echocardiographic Data

Left atrial size (mm)

35.5 ± 6.9

LVEDD (mm)

47.1 ± 6.8

LVESD (mm)

30.9 ± 6.4

Ejection fraction (%)

61.5 ± 9.8

Pulmonary artery systolic pressure (mmHg)

23.5 ± 4.3

No MR

64 (55.2%)

Mild MR

43 (37.1%)

Moderate MR

9 (7.7%)

Severe MR

0 (0%)