|
Age (years)
|
53.1 ± 13.6
|
62.5 ± 12.8
|
< 0.01
|
|
Female sex - number (%)
|
9 (23%)
|
16 (35%)
|
0.12
|
|
Pre-operative creatinine (mg/dL)
|
1.9 ± 2.4
|
1.6 ± 1.6
|
0.25
|
|
Pre-operative potassium (mEq/L)
|
4.2 ± 0.5
|
4.2 ± 0.4
|
0.34
|
|
Pre-operative bicarbonate (mEq/L)
|
26.2 ± 3
|
26.0 ± 3.3
|
0.38
|
|
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) – number (%)
|
15 (38%)
|
23 (50%)
|
0.31
|
|
Valve Repair – number (%)
|
13 (33%)
|
11 (24%)
|
|
Aortic Dissection or Aneurysm Repair – number (%)
|
8 (21%)
|
8 (17%)
|
|
Other procedure – number (%)
|
3 (8%)
|
4 (9%)
|
|
Mortality (%)
|
8
|
7
|
0.39
|
