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. 2021 Jun;71(3):235–239. doi: 10.30802/AALAS-CM-20-000118

Table 2.

Cardioprotective management.

Sheep 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
CPB time (min) 144 140 234 130 202 127 258 114 110 114 97 165 X 199 144 127 150 172 140 340
Aorta clamp time (min) 70 69 89 67 82 75 102 71 71 77 65 76 173 108 77 90 90 110 81 105
Number of applied shocks 0 20 25 4 25 1 35 3 2 0 0 29 100 10 15 0 0 5 0 5
Dosage of cardioplegia (mL) 850 1500 900 1550 1650 1000 2500 1350 1350 1600 1400 2100 2700 2000 1600 1500 1400 2500 1600 2350
Repetitive selective cardioplegia (each 20 min) No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Administration of a final dose of cardioplegia before de-clamping No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Reclamping the aorta No No No No No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes
Spontaneous sinus rhythm after reclamping aorta NA NA NA NA NA NA Yes NA NA NA NA Yes No Yes Yes NA NA Yes NA Yes
Survival of the surgery Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
30-day survival Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

CPB = cardiopulmonary bypass, NA = not applicable