Table 1—

Predictors of perioperative mortality

Variable (reference)Univariate ORp-valueMultiple ORp-value
Age (≤median (58.9 yrs))1.00 (0.50–2.00)>0.99
Sex (female)1.080 (0.53–2.18)0.84
Ethnicity (white)4.69 (1.75–12.55)0.002
Symptom duration
 < 24 months1.85 (0.84–4.04)0.12
 >24monthsReference
WHO class (I/II)1.15 (0.38–3.54)0.81
ra (≤median (8.5 mmHg))1.71 (0.83–3.54)0.15
pa (≤median (48.0 mmHg))1.12 (0.55–2.25)0.76
CI (≤median (1.90 L·min−1·m−2))0.37 (0.17–0.83)0.015
TPR (≤median (1000 dyn·s·cm−5))2.42 (1.15–5.11)0.020
SV,O2 (≤median (62.0%))0.40 (0.18–0.91)0.029
Walk z-score (≤median (-0.02))0.26 (0.11–0.61)0.0020.31 (0.13–0.74)0.009
TL,CO % pred (≤median (71.0%))0.25 (0.09–0.69)0.0040.30 (0.11–0.87)0.03
Missing1.62 (0.72–3.61)1.51 (0.56–4.04)
FEV1/FVC (≤median (71.7%))0.74 (0.34–1.61)0.45
Associated medical condition1.034 (0.28–3.76)0.96
  • Odds ratios (OR) are presented with 95% confidence intervals. WHO: World Health Organization; ra: mean right atrial pressure; pa: mean pulmonary artery pressure; CI: cardiac index; TPR: total pulmonary resistance; SV,O2: mixed venous oxygen saturation; TL,CO: transfer coefficient of the lung for carbon monoxide; % pred: % predicted; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC: forced vital capacity.