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Table 4 Usage of blood products during the peri-CPB period between control and modified groups

From: Modified cardiopulmonary bypass with low priming volume for blood conservation in cardiac valve replacement surgery

Parameters

Control group (n = 250)

Modified group (n = 212)

P value

Blood volume return from CPB device (mL)

600 (500, 700)

600 (500, 700)

0.218

Infusion volume of packed red blood cells (mL)

400 (300, 500)

250 (250, 375)

< 0.05

Infusion rate of packed red blood cells, n (%)

63 (25.2)

38 (17.9)

< 0.05

Infusion rate of fresh frozen plasma, n (%)

13 (5.2)

3 (1.41)

< 0.05

Infusion rate of platelets, n (%)

4 (1.6)

2 (0.94)

0.835

  1. CPB: Cardiopulmonary bypass. Continuous variables not conforming to the normal distribution are expressed as median (interquartile spacing)