Table 1 Data comparison between this group of patients and another group of 125 patients (unpublished) having conventional open heart surgery in our division

Sex(M:F)

60:75

54:71

>0.05

Age(months)

42.2 ± 11.6

43.1 ± 10.8

>0.05

Weight(kg)

45.3 ± 10.5

48.2 ± 11.1

>0.05

Cardiopulmonary bypassing time(min)

115.5 ± 27.3

65.5 ± 5.6

<0.05

Aortic occlusion clamping time(min)

60.2 ± 8.1

40.3 ± 7.8

<0.05

Ventilator assistance time(h)

6.5 ± 1.5

6.3 ± 1.3

>0.05

Postoperative 24 hour pleural fluid volume(ml)

100.6 ± 35.2

255.8 ± 64.8

<0.05

Postoperative ICU supervision time(h)

8.5 ± 3.0

13.3 ± 4.2

<0.05

Postoperative hospitalization time(d)

9.8 ± 2.6

12.5 ± 3.8

<0.05