Patient demographics | N = 23 patients |
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Age in years, median [IQR] | 76 [11] |
Males, n (%) | 18 (78.3%) |
Employment status, n (%) | |
 Retired | 16 (69.6%) |
 Employed full-time | 2 (8.7%) |
 Employed part-time | 1 (4.3%) |
 Other/unknown | 4 (17.4%) |
Surgical procedure, n (%) | |
 Isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) | 5 (21.7%) |
 Single valve repair/replacement | 2 (8.7%) |
 Othera | 16 (69.6%) |
History of previous cardiac surgery, n (%) | 6 (26.1%) |
Pre-operative New York Health Association (NYHA) functional classification | |
 NYHA I | 7 (30.4%) |
 NYHA II | 3 (13%) |
 NYHA II | 8 (34.8%) |
 NYHA IV | 5 (21.7%) |
Pre-operative Canadian Classification Score (CCS) | |
 CCS I | 13 (56.5%) |
 CCS II | 5 (21.7%) |
 CCS III | 4 (17.4%) |
 CCS IV | 1 (4.3%) |
Pre-operative Functional Independence Measure Scores, mean (SD)b | 125.5 (1.5) |
Pre-operative Functional Status Score–ICU, mean (SD) | 34.9 (0.3) |
Pre-operative Clinical Frailty Score | |
 Very fit (1) | 1 (4.3%) |
 Well (2) | 9 (39.1%) |
 Managing well (3) | 10 (43.5%) |
 Vulnerable (4) | 2 (8.7%) |
 Mildly frail (5) | 1 (4.3%) |
 Moderately frail (6) | 0 (0%) |
 Severely frail (7) | 0 (0%) |
 Very severely frail (8) | 0 (0%) |
 Terminally ill (9) | 0 (0%) |
Pre-operative EuroScore II, median [IQR] | 5.4 [7.8] |
Number of days mechanically ventilated (routine physiotherapy) | 98/150 (65.3%) |
Number of days mechanically ventilated (cycling) | 104/136 (76.5%) |
ICU length of stay (days), median [IQR] | 13 [21] |
Hospital length of stay (days), median [IQR] | 21 [29] |
ICU mortality, n (%) | 8 (34.8%) |
Hospital mortality, n (%) | 1 (4.3%) |
Discharge location of surviving participants from hospital, n (%) | |
 Home | 4 (28.6%) |
 In-patient rehabilitation | 4 (28.6%) |
 Repatriation to home hospital | 6 (42.9%) |