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. 2008 Mar;40(1):43–51.

Table 2.

AP Taken: miscellaneous variables.

Group A RAP Taken (n = 14) (0—500 mL) Group B RAP Taken (n = 60) (501—1299 mL) Group C RAP Taken (n = 14) (≥1300 mL) p < .0001*
Operative techniques
    Redo 14.3% 26.7% 14.3% NS
    Min Inv 14.3% 16.7% 42.9% NS
    IABP
        None 85.7% 88.3% 71.4% NS
        Pre-operative  7.1%   1.7% 14.3%
        Intra-operative  0.0% 10.0% 14.3%
        Post-operative
Hematocrit (%)
    Postinduction 32.7 ± 5.8   35.1 ± 4.3   34.6 ± 4.3 NS
    First CPB 22.3 ± 4.8   25.6 ± 4.7   26.6 ± 4.3 .032
    Last CPB 24.7 ± 3.1   25.8 ± 4     25.4 ± 3.7 NS
Plasmapheresis (mL)
    WB removed 0 (0, 475) 109 (0, 675) 109 (0, 180) NS*
    PrP 0 (0, 100) 12.5 (0, 100) 20 (0, 40) NS*
    RBC 0 (0, 375)     7 (0, 245) 16.5 (0, 93)     NS*
    PpP 0 (0, 200)   40 (0, 350) 40 (0, 87)   NS*
Autotransfusion returned (mL)
    Pre CPB 0 (0, 1000)       0 (0, 420) 0 (0, 100) .106*
    CPB 0 (0, 1300)       0 (0, 505) 0 (0, 250) NS*
    Post CPB 621.4 (494)     749.5 (737.5) 837.7 (470)         NS
Bypass times (min)
    CPB time 195.8 ± 130.6   161.2 ± 69.7 180.6 ± 53.7 NS
    XC time   102 ± 68       114.6 ± 62.1 125.4 ± 68.8 NS
    Circ arrest 0 (0, 60)       0 (0, 30)       0 (0, 31) NS*
Pharmacology
    Aprotinin 50.0%    70.0% 64.3% NS§
    rFVIIa 7.1%   3.3% 7.1% NS

Values are means ± SD, percentages, or median (minimum, maximum).

*

Kruskal-Wallis test.

Fisher exact test.

ANOVA test.

§

χ2 test.

NS, not significant.