Table 2.

Preoperative and postoperative patient data.

	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	p
LIMA usage	64 (100%)	64 (100%)	64 (100%)	NS
Saphenous graft usage	134	138	140	NS
Radial artery usage	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	-	NS
Mean number of grafts	3.1 ± 1.2	3.2 ± 1.4	3.1 ± 1.4	NS
Blood transfusion (units)	2 ± 1.5	2 ± 1.8	2 ± 1.8	NS
Duration of intubation (hours)	16.6 ± 3.3	15.2 ± 3.2	14.4 ± 3.5	NS
Duration of stay in intensive care unit	50.3 ± 5.3	49.2 ± 2.4	50 ± 5.5	NS
Discharge time (days)	7 ± 1	8 ± 2	7 ± 1	NS
Inotrope support	24 (37.5%)	20 (31.2%)	24 (37.5%)	NS
Cross aortic clamp time (min)	82 ± 26	85 ± 22	80 ± 25	NS
Perfusion time (min)	104 ± 44	106 ± 30	100 ± 41	NS

NS, not significant (p > 0.05).