Table 1 Basic patient characteristics, intraoperative and postoperative details
Characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
 Male sex | Number (percentage) | 24 (86) |
 Age, years | Median (range) | 72 (55–83) |
 Body mass index, kg BW/m2 | Median (range) | 26.8 (19.6–37.2) |
Cardiovascular status, kidney | ||
 Ejection fraction, % | Median (range) | 55 (22–85) |
 NYHA status | Median (range) | 2 (1–3) |
 Arterial hypertension | Number (percentage) | 28 (100) |
 Carotid stenosis | Number (percentage) | 8 (29) |
 PAOD | Number (percentage) | 1 (4) |
 Serum creatinine, mg/dl | Median (Q1–Q3) | 1 (0.85–1.1) |
Details of procedure | ||
 Cutting-suture time, minutes | Median (Q1–Q3) | 279 (233–291) |
 CPB time, minutes | Median (Q1–Q3) | 110 (98–124) |
 Aortic cross-clamp/reperfusion time, minutes | Median (Q1–Q3) | 105 (92–116) |
 Cardioplegic solution, ml | Median (Q1–Q3) | 710 (700–732) |
 Number of grafts | Median (range) | 4 (1–4) |
 Number of intraoperative. transfused RBC concentrates | Median (range) | 0 (0–4) |
Postoperative details | ||
 PaO2/FiO2 ratio at admission to ICU | Median (Q1–Q3) | 244 (195–326) |
 PaO2/FiO2 ratio after 6 h | Median (Q1–Q3) | 333 (251–383) |
 PaO2/FiO2 ratio after 24 h | Median (Q1–Q3) | 419 (295–497) |
 Lactate at admission to ICU, mmol/l | Median (Q1 − Q3) | 1.1 (0.9–1.74) |
 Lactate after 6 h, mmol/l | Median (Q1–Q3) | 1.28 (1.07–1.71) |
 Lactate after 24 h, mmol/l | Median (Q1–Q3) | 1.3 (1.07–1.43) |
 Norepinephrine at admission to ICU, μg/kg BW*minute | Median (Q1–Q3) | 0.03 (0–0.09) |
 Norepinephrine after 6 h, μg/kg BW*minute | Median (Q1 - Q3) | 0.03 (0 − 0.06) |
 Norepinephrine after 24 h, μg/kg BW*minute | Median (Q1–Q3) | 0 (0–0) |
 Hgb at admission to ICU, mmol/l | Median (Q1–Q3) | 11.2 (10.8–12.7) |
 Hgb after 6 h, mmol/l | Median (Q1–Q3) | 10.7 (10–11.5) |
 Hgb after 24 h, mmol/l | Median (Q1–Q3) | 9.8 (9.3–10.5) |
 24 h crystalloid fluid balance, ml | Median (Q1–Q3) | 3310 (2635–4860) |
 Serum creatinine at admission to ICU, mg/dl | Median (Q1–Q3) | 0.85 (0.77–1.01) |
 Serum creatinine after 24 h, mg/dl | Median (Q1–Q3) | 1 (0.85–1.12) |
 Duration of mechanical ventilation, h | Median (Q1–Q3) | 17.75 (14.25–19.8) |
 Length of stay on ICU, h | Median (Q1–Q3) | 23.9 (21.3–69.6) |
 Length of stay in hospital, d | Median (Q1–Q3) | 14 (9–17) |
 CPR | Number (percentage) | 0 (0) |
 Revision surgery | Number (percentage) | 0 (0) |