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. 2013 Apr 8;8:71. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-8-71

Table 1.

Comparison of the two groups by preoperative and intraoperative characteristics

Factor
Isolyte-M® group (n:100)
Voluven® 6% group (n:100)
p value*
  Mean ± SD Mean ± SD  
Age
61.81 ± 10.12
61.52 ± 9.29
0.833
BMI (kg/m2)
27.88 ± 3.96
29.02 ± 4.61
0.063
LVEF (%)
53.72 ± 10.81
52.33 ± 11.08
0.370
Cross-clamp time (min)
53.57 ± 20.12
55.58 ± 17.22
0.449
CPB time (min)
79.69 ± 27.93
82.57 ± 23.98
0.435
Graft #
3.22 ± 1.06
3.10 ± 0.90
0.390
 
n:%
n:%
p value**
Patient Total
100
100
 
Male sex
77
74
0.622
Current/Ex-smoker
67
63
0.553
Diabetes Mellitus
46
42
0.569
Hypertension
65
62
0.659
Dyslipidemia
79
76
0.611
Preoperative β-blocker use
40
47
0.318
Peripheral Arterial Diseasea
1
6
0.118***
Stroke
-
1
1.000***
Carotid Diseaseb
7
5
0.552***
COPD/Asthma 14 15 0.841

*independent samples t-test.

**chi-square test.

***Fisher’s exact test.

aHistory of therapeutic vascular intervention, history of claudication, angiography/non-invasive proven peripheral arterial disease.

bHistory of carotid intervention or angiographic/non-invasive proven >40% stenosis of either carotid.

BMI: body mass index, LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction.

CPB: cardiopulmonary bypass, COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.