Tracheostomy No Tracheostomy p Value
N 407 12610
Age 67.8±12.6 63.9±13.4 <0.001
Male 244 (60.1%) 8720 (69.2%) <0.001
Elective 164 (40.4%) 6938 (55.0%) <0.001
FC III 143(41.9%) 3043 (29.0%) <0.001
FC IV 63 (18.5%) 583 (5.5%)
NYHA III-IV 206 (60.4%) 3626 (34.5%) <0.001
Previous MI 87 (21.4%) 2709 (21.5%) 0.996
PVD 69 (18.0%) 930 (7.7%) <0.001
Hypertension 268 (68.4%) 7652 (61.5%) 0.006
Diabetes 163 (41.2%) 3722 (29.9%) <0.001
Hypercholesterolemia 229 (57.8%) 7014 (56.5%) 0.606
COPD 56 (14.1%) 751 (6.1%) <0.001
Active smoking 76 (19.7%) 2129 (17.4%) 0.248
Previous CVA 63 (16.7%) 1086 (8.9%) <0.001
Obesity 146 (36.4%) 3723 (29.7%) 0.004
Dialysis 13 (4.7%) 131 (1.2%) <0.001
Arrhythmia 229 (82.7%) 6434 (74.7%) 0.002
Previous operation 112 (27.6%) 1783 (14.1%) <0.001
Pulmonary pressure (mm Hg)* 50.5 (39.0-62.0) 37.0 (30.0-49.0) <0.001
EF (%)* 50.0 (30.0-60.0) 58.0 (47.0-60.0) <0.001
Standard EuroSCORE I* 9.0 (7.0-12.0) 5.0 (3.0-7.0) <0.001
Logistic EuroSCORE I* 16.8 (8.5-30.8) 4.4 (2.1-9.1) <0.001