From: Is crystalloid cardioplegia a strong predictor of intra-operative hemodilution?
Variable | Crystalloid cardioplegia [no = 50] | Blood cardioplegia [no = 50] | p value |
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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 |