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. 2013 Apr 9;3(1):79–88. doi: 10.1159/000350545

Table 1.

Table 1. Baseline and surgery-related characteristics

Total (n = 1,096) Nephrology On-Demand (n = 558) Nephrology On-Site (n = 538) p value
General characteristics
Age, years 52.4±16.2 52.1±16.1 52.7±16.3 0.53
Weight, kg 68.4±12.7 69.3±12.4 67.6±13.0 0.03
Male gender 615 (56.1) 313 (56.1) 302 (56.1) 0.99
Comorbidities
Diabetes mellitus 189 (17.2) 92 (15.5) 97 (18.0) 0.50
Hypertension 412 (37.6) 210 (37.6) 202 (37.5) 0.98
Chronic pulmonary disease 21(1.9) 16 (2.9) 5 (0.9) 0.02
Cerebrovascular disease 50 (4.6) 24 (4.3) 26 (4.8) 0.67
Previous myocardial infarction 268 (24.5) 140 (25.1) 128 (23.8) 0.62
Previous cardiac surgery 135(12.3) 59 (10.6) 76 (14.1) 0.07
Endocarditis 62 (5.7) 30 (5.4) 32 (5.9) 0.68
New York Heart Association III—IV 123 (11.2) 58 (10.4) 65 (12.1) 0.38
Critical preoperative state 120 (10.9) 63 (11.3) 57 (10.6) 0.71
Left ventricular ejection fraction, % 56.9±11.8 57.2±11.3 56.7±12.5 0.47
Pulmonary arterial pressure, mm Hg 35 (27–47) 36.50 (29–50) 35 (25–45) <0.001
Glomerular filtration rate, ml/min/1.73 m2 91.7±22.7 88.8±23.6 94.7±21.5 <0.001
Chronic kidney disease 83 (7.6) 54 (9.7) 29 (5.0) 0.007
Baseline SCr, µmol/l 79.6 (61.9–97.2) 88.4(70.7–106.1) 70.7 (61.9–88.4) <0.001

Scores
Euroscore 5 (3–5) 5(3–6) 5 (3–7) 0.14
Thakar score 3 (2–4) 3 (2–4) 3 (2–4) 0.77

Surgical variables
Emergency surgery 151(13.8) 80 (14.0) 71(13.2) 0.58
Type of surgery 0.22
  Valvular 623 (56.8) 310 (55.6) 313 (58.2)
  Coronary bypass 234(21.4) 118 (21.1) 116 (21.6)
  Coronary bypass + valvular 49 (4.5) 25 (4.5) 24 (4.5)
  Congenital heart disease 42 (3.8) 17 (3.0) 25 (4.6)
  Surgery on the aortaa 67 (6.1) 30 (5.4) 37 (6.9)
  Othersb 148 (13.5) 88 (15.7) 60 (11.1)
Extracorporeal circulation on-pump 973 (88.8) 480 (86.0) 493 (91.6) 0.003
Pump time, min 102 (75–136) 98 (73–129) 105(76–140) 0.01
Aortic clamp time, min 70 (50–97) 68 (50–95.7) 72 (51–98) 0.48
Bleeding, ml 740(500–1,140) 730 (500–1,132.5) 740(506.5–1,147.5) 0.48
Complications
Infection 121(11.0) 70 (12.5) 51 (9.5) 0.11
Severe infectionc 65 (5.9) 32 (5.7) 33 (6.1) 0.08
Reoperation 204 (18.6) 114 (20.4) 90 (16.8) 0.12

Data are shown as n (%), mean ± standard deviation or median (25th-75th percentiles).

a

Could be in addition to other surgery.

b

Including surgery on the pericardium, isolated atrial septum defect and myxoma.

c

Including pneumonia, mediastinitis and catheter-associated bacteremia.