Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| HTK/Oxygenated/Standard CPB | |
|---|---|
| Patient no. | BALF: 13/15/19 (Lung biopsy: 7/9/9) |
| Age-years (mean ± SD) | 72 ± 9; 71 ± 12; 70 ± 8 |
| Gender (male/female) | 10/3; 12/3; 17/2 |
| Cardiopulmonary bypass time, min. (mean ± SD) | 96 ± 22; 104 ± 63; 107 ± 52 |
| Aortic cross-clamp time, min. (mean ± SD) | 61 ± 13; 57 ± 44; 67 ± 42 |
| End-CPB PaO2/FiO2 (kPa) (mean ± SD) | 29 ± 10; 32 ± 10; 27 ± 11 |
Abbreviation: BALF, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; HTK, histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate; CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; SD, standard deviation; min., minutes; PaO2/FiO2, partial pressure of oxygen/fraction of inspired oxygen ratio in kPa.