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Table 4 Patient characteristics and operation variables
| no chylothorax | chylothorax | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients (%) | 256 (92.5%) | 26 (7.5%) | |
| Age (days) | 111 ± 5.8 | 82.4 ± 18.9 | n. s. |
| Weight (kg) | 4.8 ± 0.01 | 3.9 ± 0.28 | < 0.05 |
| Height (cm) | 58.3 ± 0.5 | 55.1 ± 1.4 | < 0.05 |
| male: female | 56 (%): 44 (%) | 50 (%): 50 (%) | n. s. |
| Operations on CPB | 83 (%) | 85 (%) | n. s. |
| CPB duration (min) | 129 ± 4.7 | 242.6 ± 29.6 | < 0.05 |
| x-clamp time (min) | 61.6 ± 2.7 | 110.6 ± 15.3 | < 0.05 |
| Temperature (°C) | 30.6 ± 0.31 | 28.7 ± 1.04 | n. s. |
