Table 2.
Descriptive perioperative data
| Overall | No complications | Complications | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 29 | 22 | 7 | |
| Norepinephrine, highest rate (µg kg−1 min−1) | 0.10 [0.10, 0.20] | 0.10 [0.09, 0.14] | 0.28 [0.17, 0.30] | 0.003 |
| Norepinephrine, cumulative (µg) | 1530 [1001, 1922] | 1466 [863, 1736] | 1922 [1296, 2957] | 0.149 |
| Crystalloids (ml) | 3000 [2500, 3500] | 3000 [2500, 3000] | 3000 [2750, 3500] | 0.360 |
| Colloids (ml) | 1000 [1000, 1000] | 1000 [1000, 1000] | 1000 [1000, 1250] | 0.374 |
| FFP (IE) | 1320 [660, 2420] | 1320 [660, 2145] | 2248 [1320, 2530] | 0.124 |
| RBC concentrate (IE) | 0 [0, 310] | 0 [0, 0] | 310 [0, 930] | 0.076 |
| Urine output (ml) | 660 [275, 800] | 690 [470, 1110] | 275 [220, 425] | 0.036 |
| Blood loss (ml) | 500 [300, 1000] | 500 [300, 938] | 800 [700, 2000] | 0.091 |
| Duration of surgery (h) | 4.4 [4.0, 5.0] | 4.7 [4.0, 5.1] | 4.1 [3.6, 4.6] | 0.251 |
| Duration of anaesthesia (h) | 6.1 [5.8, 6.8] | 6.2 [5.8, 6.8] | 6.0 [5.6, 6.1] | 0.372 |
| Length of stay in PACU or ICU (h) | 22.0 [19.6, 46.6] | 21.9 [7.7, 38.8] | 43.0 [21.5, 122.4] | 0.217 |
| Length of stay in hospital (d) | 11.7 [11.5, 17.6] | 11.6 [10.7, 14.4] | 24.7 [18.1, 45.2] | 0.002 |
Data are shown as median [Q25, Q75]. p-values were calculated with the Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney rank-sum test. FFP fresh frozen plasma, ICU intensive care unit, PACU postanaesthesia care unit; RBC, red blood cell