Table 2. Operative and intensive care unit data.

	Control (N = 11)	Combination therapy (N = 6)	p value
Operating time (min)	401 ± 14	407 ± 22	0.826
Duration of one lung ventilation (min)	209 ± 12	215 ± 12	0.739
Intraoperative blood loss	335 ± 95	546 ± 258	0.366
Reconstruction route			0.301
Anterior sternal	0 (0)	1 (17)
Retrosternal	10 (91)	5 (83)
Posterior mediastinal	1 (9)	0 (0)
Intraoperative fluid given/weight	65.8 ± 4.5	70.9 ± 10.5	0.667
Intraoperative cumulative fluid balance/weight	50.3 ± 4.0	54.2 ± 8.5	0.636
Cumulative fluid balance/weight
Postoperative day 1	82.1 ± 5.2	121.7 ± 17.8	0.013
Postoperative day 2	87.0 ± 9.2	137.5 ± 29.4	0.049
Medications given in the intensive care unit
Vasopressors	2 (18)	2 (33)	0.584
Diuretics	7 (64)	0 (0)	0.035

Values are expressed as the mean ± standard error of the mean or the number (percent).