Table 5.

Postoperative outcomes

	Control group (n = 35)	Bicarbonate group (n = 35)	P value
Composite of morbidity endpoints	14 (40%)	12 (34%)	0.621
Permanent stroke	3 (9%)	0	0.077
Hemostatic reoperation	5 (14%)	4 (11%)	0.721
Acute kidney injury	8 (23%)	10(29%)	0.584
Ventilator care >48 h	2 (6%)	2 (6%)	>0.999
Deep sternal wound infection	1 (3%)	1 (3%)	>0.999
In-hospital mortality	2 (6%)	0	0.151
Duration of ventilator care (h)	17 (13, 20)	15 (10, 22)]	0.448
Duration of intensive care unit stay (days)	2 (2, 3)	2 (1, 3)	0.361
Duration of hospital stay (days)	28 (17, 35)	26 (15, 32)	0.350

Values are number of patients (%) or median (interquartile range)