It has been brought to the Editor's attention that Table 2 in the above publication contains an error in measurement units. The amount of pericardial effusion by echocardiography is measured in mm, not in mL. Article published efirst on April 14, 2015. DOI of the original article: 10.1055/s-0035-1548737.
After consultation with the authors the corrected and re-arranged table now looks like follows :
Table 2
Surgical and postoperative data
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Control group (n = 107) ([mean ± SD]; [n, %])
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Study group (n = 103) ([mean ± SD]; [n, %])
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p Value
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Intraoperative variables
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CPB time (min)
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77.02 ± 22.83
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81.6 ± 26.53
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0.213
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Cross-clamp time (min)
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42.89 ± 14.91
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45.47 ± 19.05
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0.313
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Number of distal anastomoses
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2.88 ± 0.85
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3.01 ± 1.08
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0.336
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AKI
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|
|
|
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Postoperative day 2
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23 (21.50%)
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17 (16.50%)
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0.357
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Postoperative day 5
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18 (16.82%)
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4 (3.92%)
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0.002
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Postoperative day 20
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20 (18.69%)
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7 (6.86%)
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0.011
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New postoperative dialysis (transient)
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1 (0.93%)
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0
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0.328
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sCr level on the postoperative day 2 (mg/dL)
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0.95 ± 0.25
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0.89 ± 0.23
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0.085
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sCr level on the postoperative day 5 (mg/dL)
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0.87 ± 0.24
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0.86 ± 0.35
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0.738
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sCr level on the postoperative day 20 (mg/dL)
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0.9 ± 0.37
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0.83 ± 0.21
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0.116
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p (comparison of intragroup for sCr)
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0.001
|
0.026
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|
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eGFR value on the postoperative day 2 (mL/min)
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99.73 ± 39.76
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105.56 ± 33.10
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0.250
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eGFR value on the postoperative day 5 (mL/min)
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110.1 ± 46.60
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113.06 ± 34.92
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0.604
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eGFR value on the postoperative day 20 (mL/min)
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106.55 ± 37.65
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112.08 ± 30.55
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0.245
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p (comparison of intragroup for eGFR )
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0.0001
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0.001
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|
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Amount of pericardial effusion by echocardiography (mm)
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Postoperative day 2
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2.42 ± 5.29
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1.17 ± 2.7
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0.034
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Postoperative day 5
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2.5 ± 5.02
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1.15 ± 2.92
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0.019
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Postoperative day 20
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1.89 ± 4.50
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0.93 ± 5.62
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0.174
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Amount of the total drainage (mL)
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531.86 ± 289.83
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562.76 ± 365.19
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0.589
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Amount of mediastinal drainage
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205.41 ± 154.51
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270.49 ± 225.90
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0.058
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Amount of pleural drainage
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299 ± 185.11
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281.67 ± 215.69
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0.616
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Complications/morbidity
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Bleeding-related revision
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2 (1.87%)
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1 (0.97%)
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0.589
|
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Tamponade
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4 (3.74%)
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0
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0.048
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Packed red blood cells (units)
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2.07 ± 1.69
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2.28 ± 2.13
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0.465
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POAF
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30 (28.04%)
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15 (14.56%)
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0.019
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Postoperative EF (5)
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52.69 ± 9.41
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53.29 ± 7.43
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0.704
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Cardioversion
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1 (0.93%)
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0
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0.328
|
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Mechanical ventilation time (h)
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6.8 ± 2.46
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6.46 ± 2.06
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0.298
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Reintubation
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1 (0.93%)
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0
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0.328
|
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Atelectasis
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7 (6.54%)
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2 (1.94%)
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0.103
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Intervention to the pleural effusion
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9 (8.41%)
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6 (5.83%)
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0.479
|
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Postoperative CVA
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0
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0
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–
|
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Intra-aortic balloon pump
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1 (0.93%)
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0
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0.328
|
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Length of stay (d)
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7.33 ± 4.05
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6.11 ± 2.31
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0.009
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Rehospitalization
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7 (6.54%)
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4 (3.88%)
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0.396
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Perioperative inotrope
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11 (10.28%)
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8 (7.77%)
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0.540
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Mortality
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1 (0.93%)
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0
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0.328
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Abbreviations: AKI, acute kidney injury; CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; POAF, postoperative atrial fibrillation; sCr, serum creatinine.
Markus K. Heinemann, MD, PhD
Editor-in-Chief
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
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No conflict of interest has been declared by the author(s).
Address for correspondence
Mehmet Kaya, MD
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital
Mehmet Akif Ersoy GKDC Eğitim Hastanesi Halkali Küçükçekmece, Istanbul 34000
Turkey
