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Table 5 Postoperative Characteristics and outcome

From: Re-exploration for bleeding after cardiac surgery: revaluation of urgency and factors promoting low rate

Variables

Group 1

(n = 13)

Group 2

(n = 285)

Group 3

(n = 267)

P

Postoperative transfusion of Packed RBCs, median (IQR), unit

11.0 (5.0–13.0)

2.0 (2.0–4.0)

1.0 (0.0–2.0)

<0.001

Fresh frozen plasma, median (IQR), unit

12.0 (9.5–15.0)

4.0 (4.0–6.0)

3.0 (2.0–4.0)

<0.001

Platelets, median (IQR), unit

9.1 (6.0–12.0)

6.2 (4.0–6.0)

3.3 (0.0–2.0)

<0.001

Serum lactate, median (IQR), unit mmol/L

3.0 (2.0–3.0)

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

<0.001

ACT, median (IQR), sec

120.0 (117.3–143.8)

117.0 (110.0–122.3)

112.0 (101.5–120.0)

<0.001

PT, median (IQR), sec

12.0 (10.3–14.3)

12.0 (11.0–12.2)

12.0 (11.0–18.0)

<0.001

Postoperative EF

37.5 (31.3–45.0)

40.0 (35.0–50.0)

45.0 (40.0–55.0)

<0.001

Serum creatinine, median (IQR), μmol/L

116.0 (83.5–191.0)

99.0 (85.0–120.0)

91.0 (84.0–117.0)

0.09

Ventilator hours, median (IQR), hrs

35.5 (24.5–197.3)

14.0 (8.0–20.0)

14.0 (8.0–24.0)

<0.001

ICU stay, median (IQR), days

3.5 (2.3–6.8)

2.0 (2.0–3.3)

3.0(2.0–24.0)

<0.001

Hospital stay, median (IQR), days

13.0 (11.5–17.5)

7.0 (7.0–8.0)

7.0 (6.0–8.0)

<0.001

Deep sternal wound infection, n (%)

2 (15.4%)

12 (4.2%)

6 (2.2%)

0.03

Mortality, n (%)

2 (15.4%)

13 (4.6%)

1 (0.4%)

<0.001