Table 4.
Secondary outcomes (n=84 in each group)
| Control
|
Intraoperative cell salvage
|
Combined treatment
|
Kruskal-Wallis P value
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean mediastinal drainage (ml/hour): | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 39.5 (18.8) | 41.0 (19.9) | 42.4 (23.6) | 0.580 |
| Median | 36.0 | 37.7 | 37.9 | |
| Interquartile range | 26.4-46.6 | 28.5-46.7 | 27.9-52.0 | |
| Range (min-max) | 7.1-90.8 | 15.8-143.0 | 13.7-195.0 | |
| Total mediastinal drainage (ml): | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 795.8 (443.9) | 821.6 (477.3) | 851.8 (526.2) | 0.644 |
| Median | 700.0 | 760.0 | 695.0 | |
| Interquartile range | 505-908 | 525-920 | 525-1040 | |
| Range (min-max) | 120-2180 | 260-3420 | 260-4100 | |
| Time in intensive care (hours): | ||||
| Median | 22.9 | 22.7 | 23.3 | 0.249 |
| Interquartile range | 21.8-24.5 | 22.0-24.6 | 22.5-25.0 | |
| Range (min-max) | 15.5-72.9 | 18.3-166.3 | 16.6-122.0 | |
| Length of hospital stay (hours): | ||||
| Median | 168.9 | 160.7 | 170.4 | 0.724 |
| Interquartile range | 140.3-219.3 | 145.5-198.8 | 147.1-221.6 | |
| Range (min-max) | 101.2-989.0 | 122.7-766.9 | 103.6-773.4 | |