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. 2007 Sep;39(3):168–176.

Table 4.

Cardiopulmonary bypass prime laboratory values.

<5 kg FWB prime (n = 28) <5 kg PRBC prime (n = 20) p
Weight (kg) 3.84 ± 0.62 3.48 ± 0.61 0.047
Redo sternotomy (%) 11% 5%   NS
Cyanotic lesion (%) 46% 65%   NS
Single ventricle (%) 14% 15%   NS
Average plyte prime (mL) 91 ± 67 74 ± 81   NS
CPB time (min) 181.4 ± 77.1   142.4 ± 53.4     NS
Ao Cx time (min) 96.6 ± 51.1 85.1 ± 41.8   NS
DHCA (%) 14% 75   NS
CP (% receiving) 89% 64%   NS
Average CP volume (mL) 416 ± 226 317 ± 169   NS
Lowest temp CPB (°C) 23.6 ± 3.6   24.4 ± 4.8     NS
Temp 30″ post CPB (°C) 36.4 ± 0.9   35.6 ± 0.7     0.0024

PRBC, packed red blood cells; pCO2, partial pressure carbon dioxide; pO2, partial pressure oxygen; BE, base excess; Na+, sodium; K+, potassium; iCa+, ionized calcium; NS, not significant.