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Table 1 Clinical and surgical data of POEE and non-POEE patients (means ± SD)

From: Preoperative prediction of pediatric patients with effusions and edema following cardiopulmonary bypass surgery by serological and routine laboratory data

Surgical parameters and patient data

Non-POEE (n = 46)

POEE (n = 29)

P-value

Age (years)

8.8 ± 4.4

9.8 ± 3.6

0.23*

Body weight (kg)

27.3 ± 11.9

35.0 ± 13.7

0.009+

Gender (F/M)

23/23

16/13

NS†

Aortic cross-clamping (min)

34.0 ± 27.8

47.7 ± 34.7

0.13*

CPB (min)

65.9 ± 37.1

98.4 ± 62.9

0.04+

Surgery + anesthesia (min)

177.1 ± 58.5

213.7 ± 98.6

0.10*

Reperfusion (min)

18.7 ± 18.2

25.4 ± 29.0

0.54+

Hypothermia (minimal temperature °C)

30.6 ± 3.1

30.7 ± 2.8

0.80*

Length of stay on ICU (days)

1.9 ± 0.9

2.9 ± 4.1

0.25+

Mechanical ventilation on ICU (hours)

10.1 ± 5.0

11.7 ± 6.6

0.36+

Discharge (days after surgery)

9.4 ± 5.2

10.7 ± 4.7

0.031+

  1. †Chi-squared test, NS = not significant, *two-tailed Student's t-test, +Mann-Whitney U-test. CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; ICU, intensive care unit; POEE, postoperative effusions and edema.