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Table 3 Perioperative and postoperative variables

From: Is crystalloid cardioplegia a strong predictor of intra-operative hemodilution?

Variable

Crystalloid cardioplegia [no = 50]

Blood cardioplegia [no = 50]

p value

CPB time (min)

87 ± 14

94 ± 11

0.301

Cross-clamp time

61 ± 15

58 ± 23

0.433

Distal anastomosis (range 1–4)

3.4 ± 0.9

3.1 ± 0.4

0.244

Low cardiac output

11

5

0.044

IABP

5

1

0.031

Positive inotropic drug requirement

17

8

0.032

Renal failure need dialysis

1

-

1

Revision

   

Tamponade

1

1

-

Bleeding

3

1

0.677

Ventilation >48

2

1

1.00

Sternal dehissence

3

-

0.242

TIA

1

1

-

Stroke

1

-

-

Sternal wound infection

2

1

-

Mediastinitis

1

-

-

Internal thoracic artery

   

-None

2

3

1.00

-Single

45

47

0.751

-Double

3

-

 

Radial artery

17

19

0.835

Saphenous vein

50

50

1.00

Average intraoperative Htc (%)

18.4 ± 2.3

24.2 ± 3.4

<0.001

Nadir intraoperative Htc (%)

15

20

<0.001

Average intraoperative Hb (gr/dL)

5.5 ± 1.2

6.7 ± 1.3

0.001

Average intraoperative transfusion of Packed RBC

2.3 ± 0.41

0.7 ± 0.6

0.001

Average transfusion of packed RBC

2.7 ± 0.8

0.9 ± 0.4

<0.001

Average FFP transfusion

2.1 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.8

0.001

Average platelet transfusion

1.2 ± 0.3

-

 

Mortality

2

-

0.494

ICU stay (days)

2.7 ± 1.2

1.1 ± 0.45

0.001

Hospital stay (days)

8.6 ± 2.1

6.4 ± 1.1

<0.001

SVT

29

21

0.008

  1. Abbrevations: CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, IABP intra-aortic balloon pump, TIA transient ischemic attack, Htc Hematochrit, Hb Hemoglobine, RBC Red blood cell, FFP fresh frozen packed, ICU intensive care unit, SVT supraventricular tachycardia.