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Table 2 Intra-operative characteristics of cardiac surgery

From: Intra-operative events during cardiac surgery are risk factors for the development of delirium in the ICU

Variable

All (n = 194)

Delirium (n = 50)

No delirium (n = 144)

p Value

Type of cardiac surgery

 CABG surgery

59 (30 %)

11 (22 %)

48 (33 %)

0.50

 Valve surgery

69 (36 %)

19 (38 %)

50 (35 %)

 

 CABG + valve

20 (10 %)

6 (12 %)

14 (9.7 %)

 

 Other

46 (24 %)

14 (28 %)

32 (22 %)

 

Duration of cardiac surgery

 Total, minutes

231 (20–950)

270 (30–565)

217 (20–950)

0.033

 Non-CPB, minutes (n = 194)a

130 (15–525)

127 (15–325)

135 (17–525)

0.64

 CPB, minutes (n = 129)b

126 (37–717)

184 (72–299)

113 (37–717)

<0.001

 ACT, minutes, (n = 120)c

88 (14–359)

105 (40–221)

80 (14–359)

0.001

Intra-operative variables

 Mean arterial pressure, lowest, mmHg

55 (30–75)

50 (30–70)

55 (30–75)

0.004

 Lowest haemoglobin, lowest, g/L

93 (53–150)

85 (56–133)

98 (53–150)

0.005

 Lowest body temperature, lowest, °C

35.0 (23.9–37.2)

34.5 (24.4–37.2)

35.1 (23.9–37.2)

0.035

Intra-operative vasopressor support

 Noradrenaline, highest, μg/kg/minute

0.08 (0.00–0.69)

0.11 (0.00–0.69)

0.07 (0.00–0.42)

0.001

Intra-operative transfusions

 RBC, %

44 (23 %)

18 (36 %)

26 (18 %)

0.018

  RBC, number of bags (n = 44)

3 (1–5)

2 (2–5)

3 (1–5)

0.87

 Platelets, %

47 (25 %)

23 (46 %)

24 (17 %)

<0.001

  Platelets, number of bags (n = 47)

1 (1–3)

1 (1–2)

2 (1–3)

0.11

Post-operative LVEF, %

55 (10–76)

55 (20–76)

55 (10–75)

0.59

  1. Abbreviations: ACT aortic clamp time, CABG coronary artery bypass graft, CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, RBC red blood cells
  2. Values are given as median (range) or number (percent)
  3. a Duration of non-CPB surgery was calculated as total duration of cardiac surgery minus duration of CPB. In 65 patients without CPB, duration of non-CPB surgery was equal to the total duration of cardiac surgery
  4. b CPB was required in 36 (72 %) patients with delirium and in 93 (65 %) patients without delirium (p = 0.60)
  5. c Aortic clamping was performed in 33 (66 %) patients with delirium and in 87 (61 %) patients without delirium (p = 0.61)
  6. Bold data indicate significant (p<0.05)