Table II.
Perioperative data and postoperative complications
| Parameter | Shunt | Value of p* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shunted patients (n=12) | Non-shunted patients (n=68) | |||
| Duration of surgery [min] | Mean ±SD | 126.4 ±39.8 | 108.3 ±21.9 | 0.24 |
| Min-max | 75-210 | 65-185 | ||
| Duration of clamping [min] | ||||
| Mean ±SD | 50.8 ±15.6 | 43.9 ±16.5 | 0.18 | |
| Min-max | 30-70 | 17-110 | ||
| ICU [days] | Mean ±SD | 1.2 ±0.7 | 1.3 ±0.7 | 0.86 |
| Min-max | 1-3 | 1-4 | ||
| Hospital stay | Mean ±SD | 3.7 ±2.1 | 3.6 ±1.1 | 0.95 |
| Min-max | 2-9 | 3-8 | ||
| Complications | ||||
| No complications | 9 (75.0%) | 48 (70.6%) | 0.98 | |
| With complications | 3 (25.0%) | 20 (29.4%) | 0.88 | |
| Neurological | 0 | 2 (2.9%) | ||
| Postoperative AMI | 0 | 1 (1.5%) | ||
| 30 day death | 0 | 2 (2.9%) | ||
| Other complications | 3 (25.0%) | 15 (22.1%) | 0.88 | |
| Postoperative BP Mean ±SD | ||||
| Systolic BP | 1 h | 144.7 ±29.8 | 133.94 ±27.2 | 0.21 |
| 6 h | 136.2 ±28.8 | 133.2 ±27.1 | 0.73 | |
| 12 h | 140.3 ±22.0 | 127.4 ±21.9 | 0.06 | |
| 18 h | 148.1 ±19.3 | 135.7 ±21.9 | 0.07 | |
| 24 h | 151.1 ±19.3 | 138.1 ±24.3 | 0.08 | |
| Diastolic BP | 1 h | 66.1 ±14.5 | 62.9 ±14.1 | 0.47 |
| 6 h | 62.2 ±14.9 | 60.3 ±14.2 | 0.67 | |
| 12 h | 62.5 ±11.3 | 57.7 ±12.4 | 0.22 | |
| 18 h | 65.6 +10.3 | 60.6 v12.6 | 0.20 | |
| 24 h | 70.6 ±7.6 | 68.0 ±14.7 | 0.35 | |
| Intraoperative antihypertensive drugs | 9/12 (75.0%) | 38/68 (55.9%) | 0.46 | |
| Postoperative antihypertensive drugs | 6/11 (54.5%) | 21/68 (30.9%) | 0.13 | |
Data are mean±standard deviation (SD); BP – blood pressure, ICU – intensive care unit