In-hospital postoperative course of bilateral internal mammary arteries group
| Characteristics | Mean±SD |
|---|---|
| Emergency CABG | 0.7% |
| Emergency PCI | 2.1% |
| Cardiovascular death | 1.6% |
| Death (all causes) | 2.8% |
| Myocardial infarction | 2.2% |
| Ventricular arrhythmia | 2.3% |
| Stroke/transient ischaemic attack | 0.9% |
| Limb ischaemia | 0.6% |
| Chronic or postprocedure atrial fibrillation | 23.1% |
| Renal dysfunction* | 1.5% |
| Mesenteric ischaemia | 0.6% |
| Redo sternal surgery† | 6.8% |
| Infections‡ | 22.5% |
| Mediastinitis | 2.2% |
| Length of stay in intensive care unit (days) | 3.5±5.8 |
| Length of stay in hospital (days) | 9.5±7 |
| Optimal medical treatment after discharge | 67.1% |
*Postoperative creatininemia more than 2 mg/dl or creatininemia increase of more than 0.7 mg/dl from initial creatininemia.
†Including tamponade, mediastinitis, sternitis, sternal disjunction and hemithorax.
‡All infections with bacteriological proof required antibiotic treatment.
CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.