Table 4 Comparison of the postoperative clinical data between the two groups
Postoperative data | Low-priming-volume group (group A, n = 79) | Traditional group (group B, n = 79) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Hb on the first day after surgery/(g/dL) | 13.12 ± 1.75 | 12.07 ± 1.67 | 0.000** |
Hb before hospital discharge/(g/dL) | 11.53 ± 1.45 | 11.22 ± 1.61 | 0.199 |
lowest value of platelet count/(10*9/L) | 208.85 ± 70.07 | 186.38 ± 58.26 | 0.030* |
highest value of WBCs/(10*9/L) | 13.55 ± 3.82 | 12.72 ± 4.34 | 0.206 |
highest value of neutrophil percentage/% | 76.42 ± 8.48 | 76.57 ± 10.51 | 0.923 |
highest value of CRP/(mg/L) | 49.86 ± 41.09 | 40.12 ± 32.47 | 0.143 |
highest value of lactic acid/(mmol/L) | 2.30 ± 1.48 | 2.32 ± 1.40 | 0.916 |
highest value of blood glucose/(mmol/L) | 12.40 ± 6.07 | 12.07 ± 5.09 | 0.722 |
highest value of temperature/°C | 38.20 ± 2.28 | 38.51 ± 0.51 | 0.239 |
highest value of total bilirubin/(μmol/L) | 18.00 ± 14.28 | 19.14 ± 14.37 | 0.630 |
highest value of creatinine/(μmol/L) | 32.67 ± 9.64 | 34.58 ± 14.96 | 0.361 |
incidence of pneumonia | |||
unilateral pneumonia/case (rate) | 24 (30.4%) | 21 (26.6%) | 0.597 |
bilateral pneumonia/case (rate) | 28 (35.4%) | 26 (32.9%) | 0.737 |
thoracic drainage fluid 48 h after surgery/ml | 98.23 ± 54.83 | 93.54 ± 48.44 | 0.570 |
urine volume 48 h after surgery/ml | 825.50 ± 265.90 | 774.73 ± 297.42 | 0.384 |
mechanical ventilation time/h | 26.26 ± 35.28 | 25.16 ± 37.81 | 0.850 |
length of ICU stay/d | 2.50 ± 2.48 | 2.55 ± 2.29 | 0.910 |
length of postoperative stay in the general ward/d | 8.26 ± 4.56 | 8.22 ± 3.17 | 0.939 |