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Table 2 Perioperative data according to study groups

From: Consumption coagulopathy in acute aortic dissection: principles of management

Variable

Acute type A aortic dissection (n = 66)

Thoracic aortic aneurysm (n = 36)

p

Ascending + total-arch replacement

38 (57.6)

-

-

Composite graft + total-arch replacement

28 (42.4)

-

-

Ascending replacement

-

10 (27.8)

-

Composite graft

-

26 (72.2)

-

Operation time, hr

8.1 ± 1.8

4.4 ± 0.5

<0.01

CPB time, min

210 ± 56

131 ± 14

<0.01

Aortic cross clamp time, min

125 ± 47

89 ± 15

<0.01

The duration of HCA, min

27.3 ± 1.1

-

-

Lowest nasopharyngeal temperature, °C

23.0 ± 2.0

30.8 ± 0.8

<0.01

Reoperation for bleeding, n (%)

6 (9.1)

4 (11.1)

0.74

Intraoperative blood loss, mL

1416 (1000, 1700)

939 (800, 1000)

<0.01

Total postoperative drainage, mL

2900 (1220, 3580)

618 (400, 700)

<0.01

Packed red blood cells, mL

1415 (600, 1870)

330 (0, 600)

<0.01

Fresh frozen plasma, mL

603 (200, 850)

230 (0, 400)

<0.01

Platelet concentrate, mL

300 (0, 600)

200 (0, 300)

0.05

In-hospital mortality

7 (10.6)

3 (8.3)

1.00

Length of in-hospital, day

16.7 (10.5, 19.0)

17.6 (13.0, 19.0)

0.63

Length of ICU, day

6.3 (1.2, 8.5)

3.2 (0.8, 2.0)

0.02

Postoperative dialysis

13 (19.7)

7 (19.4)

1.00

Low cardiac output syndrome

4 (6.1)

4 (11.1)

0.45

Sepsis

12 (18.2)

2 (5.6)

0.13

Paraplegia

3 (4.5)

0

0.55

Respiratory failure

16 (24.2)

3 (8.3)

0.06

Cerebral infarction or bleeding

7 (10.6)

4 (11.1)

1.00

  1. Values are mean ± SD, n (%), or median (interquartile range)
  2. CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, ICU intensive care unit, HCA hypothermic circulatory arrest, SD standard deviation