Postoperative course for patients requiring reoperation or transfusion for acute blood loss
| . | Reoperation (n = 27) . | Transfusion without reoperation (n = 15) . | P-value . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open tdoracotomy (%) | 48.1 | 80.0 | 0.05 |
| Index operative duration (min), mean (SD) | 160 (49) | 249 (113) | <0.001 |
| Index procedure end-time (%) | |||
| Morning (before 12 PM) | 33.3 | 0 | 0.02 |
| Afternoon (12–5 PM) | 51.9 | 86.7 | |
| Evening (After 5 PM) | 14.8 | 13.3 | |
| Vasopressors or hypotensiona (%) | 51.9 | 66.6 | 0.52 |
| Intensive care unit admission after index procedure (%) | 7.4 | 66.6 | <0.001 |
| Units of packed red blood cells transfused, mean (SD) | 0.4 (0.8) | 1.9 (1.0) | <0.01 |
| Haemothorax on chest radiographyb (%) | 77.7 | 86.6 | 0.16 |
| Postoperatively anticoagulatedc (%) | 11.1 | 13.3 | 0.99 |
| . | Reoperation (n = 27) . | Transfusion without reoperation (n = 15) . | P-value . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open tdoracotomy (%) | 48.1 | 80.0 | 0.05 |
| Index operative duration (min), mean (SD) | 160 (49) | 249 (113) | <0.001 |
| Index procedure end-time (%) | |||
| Morning (before 12 PM) | 33.3 | 0 | 0.02 |
| Afternoon (12–5 PM) | 51.9 | 86.7 | |
| Evening (After 5 PM) | 14.8 | 13.3 | |
| Vasopressors or hypotensiona (%) | 51.9 | 66.6 | 0.52 |
| Intensive care unit admission after index procedure (%) | 7.4 | 66.6 | <0.001 |
| Units of packed red blood cells transfused, mean (SD) | 0.4 (0.8) | 1.9 (1.0) | <0.01 |
| Haemothorax on chest radiographyb (%) | 77.7 | 86.6 | 0.16 |
| Postoperatively anticoagulatedc (%) | 11.1 | 13.3 | 0.99 |
Postoperative course for patients requiring reoperation or transfusion for acute blood loss
| . | Reoperation (n = 27) . | Transfusion without reoperation (n = 15) . | P-value . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open tdoracotomy (%) | 48.1 | 80.0 | 0.05 |
| Index operative duration (min), mean (SD) | 160 (49) | 249 (113) | <0.001 |
| Index procedure end-time (%) | |||
| Morning (before 12 PM) | 33.3 | 0 | 0.02 |
| Afternoon (12–5 PM) | 51.9 | 86.7 | |
| Evening (After 5 PM) | 14.8 | 13.3 | |
| Vasopressors or hypotensiona (%) | 51.9 | 66.6 | 0.52 |
| Intensive care unit admission after index procedure (%) | 7.4 | 66.6 | <0.001 |
| Units of packed red blood cells transfused, mean (SD) | 0.4 (0.8) | 1.9 (1.0) | <0.01 |
| Haemothorax on chest radiographyb (%) | 77.7 | 86.6 | 0.16 |
| Postoperatively anticoagulatedc (%) | 11.1 | 13.3 | 0.99 |
| . | Reoperation (n = 27) . | Transfusion without reoperation (n = 15) . | P-value . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open tdoracotomy (%) | 48.1 | 80.0 | 0.05 |
| Index operative duration (min), mean (SD) | 160 (49) | 249 (113) | <0.001 |
| Index procedure end-time (%) | |||
| Morning (before 12 PM) | 33.3 | 0 | 0.02 |
| Afternoon (12–5 PM) | 51.9 | 86.7 | |
| Evening (After 5 PM) | 14.8 | 13.3 | |
| Vasopressors or hypotensiona (%) | 51.9 | 66.6 | 0.52 |
| Intensive care unit admission after index procedure (%) | 7.4 | 66.6 | <0.001 |
| Units of packed red blood cells transfused, mean (SD) | 0.4 (0.8) | 1.9 (1.0) | <0.01 |
| Haemothorax on chest radiographyb (%) | 77.7 | 86.6 | 0.16 |
| Postoperatively anticoagulatedc (%) | 11.1 | 13.3 | 0.99 |
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