Table 2.

Clinic data of the groups.

	Group 1	Group 2	P value
	(n=269)	(n=55)
Graft Count (mean)	2.6±0.8	2.2±0.8	0.002
Preoperative Hct	42.7±4.5	41.9±4.2	0.255
Postoperative Hct	28.3±2.1	28.3±2.2	0.852
Blood transfusion (Unit)	0.9±1.1	1.1±1.1	0.319
Inotropic support	129 (48%)	20 (36%)	0.155
Ventilatory support (hr)	3.8±1.4	3.8±1.7	0.978
Chest tube drainage (ml)	443±174	420±178	0.378
ICU stay (days)	1.14±0.3	1.18±0.3	0.489
In-hospital stay (days)	4.3±0.4	4.2±0.4	0.600

Hct=Hematocrit; ICU=Intensive care unit