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Table 1 Group comparison

From: The pressure field as a methodology for fluid management and red cell preservation during cardiac surgery

 

Conventional (n = 413)

pressure field (n = 67)

p

Age (years)

69 ± 10

68 ± 8

0.569

Sex (% female)

26

13

0.027

Pre-operative [Hb] (g/L)

139 ± 15

134 ± 16

0.035

Post-operative [Hb] (g/L)

87 ± 12

121 ± 24

< 0.0001

Change in [Hb] (g/L)

− 52 ± 14

− 13 ± 7

< 0.0001

  1. Despite pre-operative blood haemoglobin concentration being lower in the pressure field group than the conventional group, the post-operative blood haemoglobin concentration is higher in the pressure field group than the conventional group. p-value by t-test, with p-values < 0.05 indicated in bold type
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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