Table 2.
Perioperative variables
| Pre and postoperative dopamine requirements, n (%) | 1 (2.8) |
| Pre and postoperative noradrenaline requirements, n (%) | 2 (5.6) |
| Duration of cardiopulmonary bypass, mins, mean (SD) | 54.9 (21.4) |
| Duration of postoperative intubation, mins, mean (SD) | 192.4 (69.4) |
| Positive fluid balance postop, liters, mean (SD) | 3.7 (1.1) |
| Preoperative use of betablocker, n (%) | 32 (88.9) |
| Use of postoperative Nitroprusside, n (%) | 4 (11.1) |
| Use of postoperative morphine mg/kg administered pre measurement day 1 postop, mean (SD) | 0.26 (0.11) |
| Perioperative myocardial infarctiona, n (%) | 0 (0.0) |
| 30 day mortality, n (%) | 0 (0.0) |
SD, standard deviation; n, number of patients.
a
Myocardial infarction defined in this study as ECG changes and serial measurements of ASAT with an ASAT/ALAT ratio above 2.