Table 4.

Postoperative input, output, and vasoconstrictor use

	Control group (n = 35)	Bicarbonate group (n = 35)	P value
Crystalloid input (ml)
during postoperative 24 h	2550 (2000, 3374)	2250 (1850, 3170)	0.226
during postoperative 48 h	1950 (1420, 2565)	1990 (1065, 2550)	0.450
Colloid input (ml)
during postoperative 24 h	340 (100, 500)	280 (0, 420)	0.157
during postoperative 48 h	0 (0, 0)	0 (0, 0)	0.196
Urine output (ml)
during postoperative 24 h	3225 (2420, 3610)	2790 (2205, 3530)	0.375
during postoperative 48 h	2800 (2190, 3515)	2490 (1700, 3915)	0.597
Chest tube drainage (ml)
during postoperative 24 h	230 (150, 523)	200 (144, 311)	0.372
during postoperative 48 h	160 (90, 336)	130 (70, 280)	0.269
Erythrocyte (unit) transfusion
during postoperative 24 h (n)a	0 (0, 1) (17)	0 (0, 1) (9)	0.076 (0.048)
during postoperative 48 h (n)a	0 (0, 0) (4)	0 (0, 0) (5)	0.724 (0.721)
Norepinephrine (μg/kg/min)
during postoperative 24 h	0.02 (0.01, 0.03)	0.02 (0.01, 0.05)	0.860
during postoperative 48 h	0.02 (0.01, 0.02)	0.04 (0.04, 0.08)	0.200
Patients needed milrinone (n)
during postoperative 24 h	9	6	0.382
during postoperative 48 h	3	4	0.690

Values are mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range), or number of patients. ^aNumber of patients requiring transfusion