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. 2014 Sep 30;6(3):197–202. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.011

Table 1 . Perioperative characteristics of the patients .

Caproamin Fides
(n=100)
TXA
(n=100)
Control
(n=100)
P
Male 75 (75) 70 (70) 65 (65) 0.30
Age 59±10 58±9 59±10 0.83
BSA (kg/m 2 ) 1.88±0.14 1.77±0.14 1.78±0.18 <0.001*
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 14.32±1.71 13.97±2.02 14.21±1.54 0.65
Diabetes 42 (42) 39 (39) 51 (51) 0.20
HTN 40 (40) 40 (40) 47 (47) 0.51
History of MI 30 (30) 29 (29) 40 (40) 0.18
Renal failure 1 (1) 7 (7) 13 (13) 0.004*
Duration of taking clopidogrel (months) 48 44 36 0.21
Frequency of surgery 0.44
First surgery 98 (98) 99 (99) 96 (96)
Redo surgery 2 (2) 1 (1) 4 (4)
Graft no. 3.29±0.90 3.50±0.75 3.37±0.77 0.76
AOX time (min) 41±19 46±19 44±21 0.20
CPB time (min) 76±28 86±28 90±40 0.01*
Operation time (min) 260±50 241±54 241±63 0.02*

Data are shown as number (percentage) and mean±standard deviation.

AOX= aortic cross-clamping; BSA= body surface area; CPB= cardiopulmonary bypass; HTN= hypertension; MI= myocardial infarction.

*Statistically significant.