Table 4 Patient characteristics and operation variables

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.