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Table 1 Patient characteristics of 11 children after cardiac surgery

From: Does a reduced glucose intake prevent hyperglycemia in children early after cardiac surgery? a randomized controlled crossover study

Patient

First glucose infusion

(LG or SG)

Age, months

Diagnosis and surgical intervention

RACHS-1

category

Comprehensive Aristotle

complexity

scorea

CPB time, hours:minutes

Aorta

clamp

time, hours:minutes

Vasopressor

scoreb

Extubation

before start

of intervention

period

1

LG

60.0

Sinus venosus defect patch repair

1

3.0

1:11

0:53

0

Yes

2

LG

23.3

PCPC for univentricular heart

2

6.8

0:40

0:00

0

Yes

3

LG

4.7

VSD repair

2

7.0

1:33

1:08

0

Yes

4

LG

20.6

Redo RVOT procedure after correction of TOF

2

8.5

1:55

0:59

0

Yes

5

LG

4.8

CAVSD repair

3

9.0

2:18

1:47

0

Yes

6

LG

2.5

Biventricular repair of HLHS with DHCA after hybrid preparationc

6

17.0

3:44

1:58

0

No

7

SG

11.7

ASD-II repair

1

3.0

0:37

0:16

0

Yes

8

SG

24.4

Sinus venosus defect patch repair

1

3.0

1:23

0:57

0

Yes

9

SG

3.1

VSD repair

2

7.0

1:22

0:47

0

No

10

SG

2.6

TOF repair with transannular patch

2

8.0

1:14

0:52

0

Yes

11

SG

5.2

Biventricular repair of HLHS with DHCA after hybrid preparationc

6

17.0

4:32

2:33

7

No

LG as first glucose infusion, median (IQR) or mean ± SD

-

12.7 (28.3)

-

2 (3)

7.3 (5.3)

1:44 (1:36)

1:07 ± 0:42

0 (0)

-

SG as first glucose infusion, median (IQR) or mean ± SD

-

5.1 (15.3)

-

2 (2)

6.0 (9.5)

1:22 (2:02)

1:05 ± 0:51

0 (3.5)

-

All, median (IQR) or mean ± SD

-

5.1 (20.2)

-

2 (2)

6.0 (4.0)

1:23 (1:07)

1:06 ± 0:44

0 (0)

-

  1. Normally distributed data (as assessed by Shapiro-Wilk normality test) are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD), and non-normally distributed data are presented as median (interquartile range, or IQR). There were no significant differences between patients receiving low glucose intake first or standard glucose intake first (Mann-Whitney U test). aComprehensive Aristotle complexity score [26]; bvasopressor score [27]; cdeep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) times (hours:minutes) were 0:53 and 1:31 for patients 6 and 11, respectively; antegrade cerebral perfusion times as part of DHCA were 0:32 and 1:21 for patients 6 and 11 respectively. ASD-II, ostium secundum atrium septal defect; CAVSD, complete atrial ventricular septal defect; CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; HLHS, hypoplastic left heart syndrome; LG, low glucose intake (2.5 mg/kg per minute); PCPC, partial cavo-pulmonar connection; RACHS-1, risk adjusted congenital heart surgery score [25]; RVOT, right ventricle outflow tract; SG, standard glucose intake (5.0 mg/kg per minute); TOF, tetralogy of Fallot; VSD, ventricular septal defect.