Rigid Sternal Fixation Improves Postoperative Recovery

Table 3: Results of Univariate and Multivariate Analyses for Intubation Time, ICU Stay and Postoperative Length of Stay

	Intubation Time	Multivariate	ICU Stay	Multivariate	Postop Stay	Multivariate
	Univariate	Multivariate	Univariate	Multivariate	Univariate	Multivariate
Age under 65	0.0014	0.4686
Renal dysfunction Cr over 1.5	0.0490	0.6462	0.0114	0.6242	0.0443	0.3116
Preoperative heart failure	0.0010	0.7409	0.0012	0.6690	0.0010	0.4402
Emergent or urgent surgery	0.0165	0.2529			0.0124	0.0596
Valve surgery			0.0034	0.9096	0.0515	0.7022
Rigid fixation	0.0001	0.0158	0.0158	0.0086	0.0048	0.0642