Table 2.

Operative variables and postoperative complications in patients with maximum clot firmness <50 mm and ≥50 mm

	MCF <50 mm (%)	MCF ≥50 mm (%)	P
Aortic cross-clamp time (min)	43.75±7.41	48.68±28.79	0.504
Cardiopulmonary bypass time (min)	81.44±15.16	88.03±41.44	0.0541
Operation time (h)	5.01±1.11	4.83±1.31	0.645
Chest tube drainage 6 h after ICU admission (mL)	718.75±377.22	222.73±97.92	<0.0001
Chest tube drainage 12 h after ICU admission (mL)	1031±547.08	338.1±106.96	<0.0001
Chest tube drainage 24 h after ICU admission (mL)	1258.75±555.19	446.93±165.42	<0.0001
ICU stay (day)	8.29±3.99	4.32±2.25	<0.0001
Intubation time (h)	17.45±11.26	11.25±4.73	0.004
Packed RBC transfusion in the OR (units)
0	3 (18.8)	19 (43.2)	0.021
1	7 (43.8)	13 (29.5)
1<	6 (37.5)	13 (28.88)
FFP transfusion in the OR (units)
0	3 (18.8)	27 (61.4)	0.003
1	0	6 (13.6)
1<	13 (81.25)	11 (25)
Platelet transfusion in the OR (units)
0	6 (37.5)	22 (50)	0.175
1	1 (6.3)	5 (11.4)
1<	9 (56.25)	17 (38.63)
Packed RBC transfusion in the ICU (units)
0	2 (12.5)	20 (47.6)	0.005
1	6 (37.5)	12 (28.6)
>1	8 (50)	10 (23.80)
FFP transfusion in the ICU (units)
0	9 (56.3)	37 (88.1)	0.013
1	0	0
>1	7 (43.75)	5 (11.90)
Platelet transfusion in the ICU (units)
0	8 (50)	40 (92.5)	<0.0001
1	2 (12.5)	0
>1	6 (37.5)	2 (4.76)
Re-exploration	5 (31.3)	3 (6.8)	0.026
Postoperative complications	6 (37.5)	4 (9.1)	0.017
Inotrope use in the OR	8 (50)	14 (31.8)	0.234
Inotrope use in the ICU	6 (37.5)	14 (31.8)	0.760

All data are expressed as means±SDs or n (%), >1: More than one unit, MCF in the EXTEM component of the (ROTEM^®) test. EXTEM: Extrinsically activated thromboelastometric, ROTEM: Rotational thromboelastometry, RBC: Red blood cell, FFP: Fresh frozen plasma, ICU: Intensive Care Unit, OR: Operating room