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Table 5 Postoperative outcome indices 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

Postoperative 12-h Hct (%)

34 (31, 37)

36 (32, 39)

< 0.05

Postoperative 12-h Lac (mmol/L)

1.7 (1.4, 2.1)

1.6 (1.2, 2.1)

0.051

Cerebrovascular events, n (%)

3 (1.20)

2 (0.94)

1.000

Reoperation for postoperative bleeding, n (%)

1 (0.40)

1 (0.47)

1.000

CRRT, n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1.000

IABP, n (%)

2 (0.80)

0 (0)

1.000

ECMO, n (%)

1 (0.40)

0 (0)

1.000

Ventilation time (h)

23 (19, 35)

18 (14, 23)

< 0.05

ICU stay time (h)

79 (70, 89)

76 (69, 87)

0.113

Post-operative total length of stay, (d)

11 (9, 14)

10 (8, 14)

0.134

  1. ICU: Intensive care unit; Hct: haematocrit; Lac: lactic acid; CRRT: continuous renal replacement therapy; IABP: intra-aortic balloon pump; ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Non-normally distributed continuous variables are expressed as median (interquartile range)