Table 3.

Patient outcomes parameters.

	Control Group	CDI Group
Parameter	(n = 50)	(n = 50)	p-value
RBC/patient (units)	1 (0–7)	1 (0–4)	.354
FFP/patient (units)	0 (0–8)	0 (0–2)	.672
Platelets/patient (50 mL/unit)	0 (0–10)	0 (0–10)	.570
Post-operative blood loss 4 hours (mL)	285 (50–2680)	290 (40–1260)	.970
Ventilation time (hrs)	19.0 (6.8–103.6)	17.4 (5.9–77.8)	.357
Maximum post-operative creatinine (mmol/L)	98 (44–261)	87 (39–183)	.872
New renal failure	2 (1)	.0 (0)	.495
Stroke	6 (3)	2 (1)	.356
New coma	2 (1)	2 (1)	1.000
Encephalopathy	0 (0)	2 (1)	1.000
Return to theatre	6 (3)	2 (1)	.617
Length of stay in ICU (min)	27.4 (14.0–1176.0)	24.3 (15.5–122.0)	.649
Length of stay (days)	10 (3–79)	11 (6–34)	.825
Length of post-operative stay (days)	8 (2–77)	8 (5–31)	.994
Mortality	6 (3)	2 (1)	.617

Categorical data presented as percentage (n). Continuous data presented as median (range).

RBC, Red blood cell; FFP, Fresh frozen plasma; New renal failure: Increased creatinine >200 μmol/L and a new requirement for dialysis; Encephalopathy, Incidence of delirium, confusion, coma or seizures; ICU, Intensive Care Unit.