Table 2.

Perioperative Chemistry and Hematology Values in Patients Receiving Aprotinin or EACA During Cardiac Surgery

Variable		Aprotinin (n=30)	EACA (n=30)
Sodium (mmol/L)	Baseline	143.1±1.5	139.2±0.9
	Post	16.27±3.3*	161.5±4.7*
Potassium (mmol/L)	Baseline	5.63±0.17	5.25±0.13
	Post	5.79+0.15	5.53±0.26
Chloride (mmol/L)	Baseline	110.4±1.2	107.4±0.9
	Post	127.4±2.6*	126.5±3.7*
Blood Urea Nitrogen (mg/dL)	Baseline	13.6±1.0	16.6±2.7
	Post	16.3±1.1	18.2±2.2
Creatinine (mg/dL)	Baseline	0.9±0.0	1.2±0.2
	Post	1.1±0.0	1.5±0.2
Hemaglobin (g/dL)	Baseline	12.8±0.3	12.0±0.3
	Post	11.2±0.3*	10.5±0.2*
Hematocrit (%)	Baseline	37.0±0.9	35.0±0.9
	Post	32.4±0.7*	30.8±0.6*
Platelet Density (×10−3)	Baseline	196±10	202±11
	Post	148±7*	141±7*

EACA: epsilon-aminocaproic acid

Post: 6 hours post operatively

All values reported as MEAN±SEM

^*p<0.05 vs. Baseline