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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and operative variables

From: The utility of lung epithelium specific biomarkers in cardiac surgery: a comparison of biomarker profiles in on- and off-pump coronary bypass surgery

Variable

CABG (n = 20)

OPCAB (n = 20)

p valuea

Baseline characteristics

   

 Age [years]

  

0.857

  Mean

64

63

 

  SD

9

11

 

 Length [cm]

  

0.487

  Mean

174

172

 

  SD

6

8

 

 Weight [kg]

  

0.536

  Mean

81

79

 

  SD

11

12

 

 Gender [No.]

  

0.168

  men

16 (80%)

12 (60%)

 

Coexisting illness [No.]

   

  Diabetes

5

0

0.047

  Pulmonary disease

3

1

0.605

Postoperative variables

   

 Operation time [min]

  

< 0.001

  Mean

205

126

 

  SD

31

49

 

 Cross clamb time [min]

   

  Mean

51

-

 

  SD

16

-

 

 CPB time [min]

   

  Mean

81

-

 

  SD

22

-

 

 Creatinine clearance [μmol/L]

  

0.668

  Mean

76.3

79.2

 

  SD

14.6

25.3

 

 Ventilation time [h]

  

0.001

  Mean

13.7

5.1

 

  SD

7.5

7.1

 

 PaO2/FiO2 [mmHg]

  

0.064

  Median

189

238

 

  IQR

163 - 264

214 - 272

 

 Aa-O2 gradient [mmHg]

  

0.015

  Median

159

137

 

  IQR

137 - 172

116 - 153

 
  1. a Student’s t-test, Mann-Whtiney U test, χ2 or Fisher excact test used as appropriate.