TABLE 3 Rehabilitation-outcomes in the patients regaining ambulatory autonomy at discharge
Rehabilitation-outcomes Total (n=67) Age<70 (n=37) Age≥70 (n=30) P value
Duration for walking 100m, days 9 (6-18.5) 7 (6-17) 13.5 (8-24.5) 0.024
Duration for walking 200m, days 13 (9-22) 11 (7-20) 15 (10.5-26) 0.025
Postoperative walking difficulty 10 (14.9%) 4 (10.8%) 6 (16.2%) 0.324
Speech and swallowing therapy 26 (38.8%) 10 (27%) 16 (53.3%) 0.043
Communicating dissection after surgery 25 (37.3%) 16 (43.3%) 9 (30%) 0.316
Pre-rehabilitation sBP, mmHg 116.5 (106-128) 121.5 (110-130) 112.5 (104.3-120) 0.061
Pre-rehabilitation dBP, mmHg 69.5 (60-74.3) 72 (60-75) 68 (61.5-74) 0.917
Post-rehabilitation sBP, mmHg 121.5 (110-134) 121 (110-134.3) 123 (112.3-133.3) 0.929
Post-rehabilitation dBP, mmHg 72 (64-80.5) 70 (59-80) 75(65.5-81.3) 0.242
Antihypertensive drugs during rehabilitation
Calcium blocker 47 (70.1%) 28 (75.7%) 19 (63.3%) 0.296
ARB or ACE inhibitor 34 (50.7%) 25 (67.6%) 9 (30%) 0.003
Beta blocker 53 (79.1%) 31 (83.8%) 22 (73.3%) 0.37
Dual-drugs combination 28 (41.8%) 13 (35.1%) 15 (50%) 0.319
Triple-drugs combination 22 (32.8%) 18 (48.6%) 4(13.3%) 0.004
Barthel index at discharge 96.9 ± 6.7 97.6 ± 5.7 96 ± 7.7 0.343
ICU stay, days 7 (6-13.5) 7 (6-9) 8 (7-14) 0.276
Hospital stay, days 22.5 (16.3-34) 22 (16-34) 23.5 (18.3-37) 0.315
Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting-enzyme; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker; dBP, diastolic blood pressure; ICU, intensive care unit; sBP, systolic blood pressure Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting-enzyme; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker; dBP, diastolic blood pressure; ICU, intensive care unit; sBP, systolic blood pressure Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting-enzyme; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker; dBP, diastolic blood pressure; ICU, intensive care unit; sBP, systolic blood pressure Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting-enzyme; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker; dBP, diastolic blood pressure; ICU, intensive care unit; sBP, systolic blood pressure Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting-enzyme; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker; dBP, diastolic blood pressure; ICU, intensive care unit; sBP, systolic blood pressure