Variable

n (%)

Low Inotropic Score

34 (36.6%)

Moderate Inotropic Score

34 (36.6%)

High Inotropic Score

25 (26.9%)

Intra-aortic balloon pump

10 (10.8%)

Mechanical ventilation, day, median (IQR)

3.0 (1.0 - 4.0)

Postoperative CPAP

24 (25.8%)

Reintubation

8 (8.6%)

Tracheostomy

10 (10.8%)

Enteral nutrition

79 (84.9%)

Parenteral nutrition

10 (10.8%)

Antibiotic duration, days, median (IQR)

17.0 (12.0 - 28.0)

Sternal rewiring

43 (46.2%)

Secondary wound closure

50 (53.8%)

Surgical vacuum (VAC)

40 (43.0%)

Fever in the first postoperative week

28 (30.1%)

Highest WBCs in the first postoperative week, ×10³, median (IQR)

13.0 (9.0 - 16.0)

Postoperative stroke

4 (4.3%)

Postoperative pleural effusion

34 (36.6%)

Reopening for bleeding

15 (16.1%)

Readmission to CVICU

16 (17.2%)

CVICU stay, day, median, IQR

6.0 (4.0 - 9.0)

Hospital stay, day, median (IQR)

23.0 (15.0 - 31.0)

In-hospital mortality

4 (4.3%)