Table 3 Outcomes of patients in relation to postoperative stroke

Morbidity

Central nervous complications

 Spinal cord ischemia

12 (2.3)

1 (1.4)

11 (2.5)

1.000

 Seizure

38 (7.4)

23 (32.9)

15 (3.4)

< 0.001*

 Delirium

85 (16.5)

18 (25.7)

67 (15.0)

0.036*

Cardiovascular complications

195 (37.8)

39 (55.7)

156 (35.0)

0.001*

Respiratory complications

169 (32.8)

35 (50.0)

134 (30.0)

0.001*

Gastrointestinal complications

46 (8.9)

13 (18.6)

33 (7.4)

0.005*

Renal complications

125 (24.2)

30 (42.9)

95 (21.3)

< 0.001*

Re-operation

81 (15.7)

19 (27.1)

62 (13.9)

0.008*

Length of intubation (days)

3 (2-6)

7 (4-16)

3 (2-5)

< 0.001*

Length of ICU stay (days)

5 (3-8)

10 (6-16)

5 (3-7)

< 0.001*

Length of hospital stay (days)

13 (9-21)

18.5 (13-29)

12 (9-20)

< 0.001*

Hospital mortality

 Postoperative death

40 (7.8)

10 (14.3)

30 (6.7)

0.050

 Postoperative survival days (n = 40)

10 (6-19)

10 (6-14)

10 (5-23)

0.724