Variables | Overall | Aortic Dissection | No Aortic Dissection | *p-value |
Total, N (%) | 777,595 (100.0%) | 380 (0.05%) | 777,215 (99.95%) |
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Length of stay (mean days ± SD) | 3 ± 4 | 9 ± 12 | 3 ± 4 | <0.001 |
Serious complication, N (%) |
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Dressler’s syndrome | 1404 (0.2%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1403 (0.2%) | 0.704 |
Sepsis | 5221 (0.7%) | 11 (2.9%) | 5210 (0.7%) | <0.001 |
CVA | 3465 (0.4%) | 9 (2.4%) | 3456 (0.4%) | <0.001 |
Ventricular fibrillation | 14,337 (1.8%) | 24 (6.3%) | 14,313 (1.8%) | <0.001 |
Outcome of hospitalization, N (%) |
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Alive | 766,205 (98.6%) | 329 (86.8%) | 765,876 (98.6%) | <0.001 |
Dead | 11,258 (1.4%) | 50 (13.2%) | 11,208 (1.4%) | <0.001 |