Skip to main content

Table 3 Postopeative course of patients

From: High dose statin prophylaxis in cardiopulmonary bypass related surgery: clinical utility

Post operative variables

Control arm (n = 15)

Investigation arm (n = 15)

P-Value

Mechanical ventilation, hours

14 (+/− 0.9)

15 (+/− 4.3)

0.193

PaO2/FiO2 (at extubation)

44.3 (+/− 3.3)

43.4 (+/− 3.3)

0.289

PaO2/FiO2 (post extubation)

35.9 (+/− 6.2)

28.9 (+/− 3.7)

0.167

ICU stay, hours

21 (+/− 5.6)

18 (+/− 4.0)

0.510

Hospital stay, days

7 (+/− 0.6)

7 (+/− 0.9)

0.543

Acue kidney injury

0 (0)

0 (0)

N/A

Transient ischaemic attack

1 (6.7)

0 (0)

0.326

Mortality

0 (0)

0 (0)

N/A

Mortality at 1 Year

0 (0)

0 (0)

N/A

  1. FiO2 Fraction of inspired oxygen, ICU Intensive care unit, PaO2 Partial pressure of oxygen, N/S Not significant
  2. Values are expressed as median (+/− SEM) or as number and percentage. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant