Table 2.

Operative and Perioperative Details

	Group 1	Group 2	p value
Type of surgery
CABG	41 (100.0%)	40 (100.0%)
On Pump	41 (100.0%)	40 (100.0%)
Number of ITA grafts used
One	41 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0.000
Two	0 (0.0%)	40 (100.0%)
Number of distal anastomosis	3.3 ± 0.9	3.2 ± 6.7	0.810
With vein grafts	1.9 ± 0.8	1.0 ± 0.5	0.000
With arterial grafts	1.3 ± 0.5	2.3 ± 0.5	0.000
Duration of operation (min)	245.8 ± 40.0	272.8 ± 44.2	0.005
CPB time (min)	97.0 ± 21.6	110.8 ± 21.1	0.005
Cross-clamp time (min)	66.7 ± 18.6	87.0 ± 18.2	0.000
Re-exploration for bleeding	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.0%)	0.241
Postoperative bleeding (ml)	513.9 ± 239.6	836.5 ± 1025.1	0.059
Transfused patients	14 (34.1%)	11 (27.5%)	0.632
Red blood cell units	0.9 ± 1.4	0.8 ± 2.0	0.893
Postoperative intubation (hours)	7.8 ± 6.7	7.0 ± 5.9	0.676
Intensive Care Unit stay (days)	2.4 ± 4.1	1.8 ± 0.7	0.311