Table 3.
Laboratory and operative variables of the patients
| Parameters | HATCH score |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| >2 (n = 78) | ≤2 (n = 274) | >2 (n = 78) | |
| Hematocrit, % | 41.8±3.37 | 39.5±3.49 | 0.329 |
| White blood cells, 103/µL | 9.2±2.36 | 9.1±2.12 | 0.618 |
| Platelets, 103/µL | 230 (180–400) | 240 (185–400) | 0.443 |
| Albumin, g/dL | 3.5±0.6 | 3.7±0.4 | 0.321 |
| Potassium, mEq/L | 4.07±0.56 | 4.1±0.48 | 0.618 |
| Magnesium, mg/dL | 1.79±0.34 | 1.88±0.26 | 0.453 |
| Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dL | 18.96±7.69 | 21.35±7.53 | 0.032 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.92±0.22 | 1.0±0.27 | 0.182 |
| Free T3, pg/mL | 3.17±0.8 | 2.98±0.5 | 0.176 |
| Free T4 ng/dL | 1.09±0.4 | 1.05±0.13 | 0.286 |
| TSH, IU/mL | 3.15±4.35 | 2.82±1.43 | 0.596 |
| C-reactive protein, mg/dL | 7 (1–28) | 9 (1–36) | 0.042 |
| Cholesterol, mg/dL | |||
| Total | 200.2±32.13 | 197.6±30.86 | 0.556 |
| Low-density lipoprotein | 126.3±25.72 | 122.5±24.96 | 0.650 |
| High-density lipoprotein | 40.7±4.32 | 41.2±5.67 | 0.884 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 165.1±57.96 | 152.8±49.69 | 0.626 |
| Cross-clamp time, min | 62 (44–88) | 65 (48–90) | 0.343 |
| Total perfusion time, min | 88 (75–140) | 92 (78–144) | 0.146 |
Means ± SD and medians (ranges). TSH, thyrotropin-stimulating hormone; T3, triiodothyronine; T4, thyroxine. Student t test and the Mann-Whitney U test (medians and ranges) are applied. Significant values are italicized.