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Table 5 Visceral function in patients with prolonged circulatory arrest

From: Modified hypothermic circulatory arrest for emergent repair of acute aortic dissection type a: a single-center experience

Parameters

DHCA

MHCA

p Value

 

(n=15)

(n=9)

 

Lactate (mmol/L)

Postoperative 1 hours

9.5±3.7

10.0±3.0

0.09

Postoperative 4 hours

6.1±2.9

5.8±3.4

0.32

Creatinine (umol/L) day 3

328.8±281.6

233.1±186.1

0.007

BUN (umol/L) day 3

27.1±10.6

23.9±9.1

0.044

Total bilirubin (umol/L) day 3

55.0±26.3

36.6±23.4

0.010

ALT (IU/L) day 3

119.2±34.7

96.5±49.8

0.039

AST (IU/L) day 3

97.8±82.6

81.3±69.0

0.018

  1. BUN, blood urea nitrogen; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase.