Table 2.
Perioperative laboratory markers; all data are presented as number (n) or as mean±SD
| Variables | Complication | N | M | SD | P value | Cohens’ r |
| EuroSCORE | Yes | 24 | 21.8 | 15.4 | 0.824 | 0.034 |
| no | 19 | 22.8 | 13.5 | |||
| Weight (kg) |
Yes | 24 | 78.3 | 15.5 | 0.504 | 0.102 |
| no | 19 | 74.9 | 18.0 | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) |
Yes | 24 | 28.1 | 4.7 | 0.860 | 0.037 |
| No | 19 | 27.7 | 6.2 | |||
| Age (years) |
Yes | 24 | 79.9 | 5.3 | 0.556 | 0.086 |
| No | 19 | 78.9 | 6.3 | |||
| NT-proBNP(pg/ml) | Yes | 24 | 6244.8 | 6773.1 | 0.563 | 0.099 |
| No | 19 | 4806.6 | 7809.4 | |||
| Haemoglobin D 0(g/L) | Yes | 24 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 0.917 | 0.029 |
| no | 19 | 12.2 | 1.4 | |||
| Haemoglobin POD 0(g/L) | Yes | 24 | 10.7 | 1.5 | 0.565 | 0.068 |
| No | 19 | 10.9 | 1.4 | |||
| Haemoglobin POD 1(g/L) | Yes | 24 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 0.986 | 0.000 |
| no | 19 | 10.1 | 1.1 | |||
| Haemoglobin POD 2(g/L) | Yes | 24 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 0.673 | 0.087 |
| No | 19 | 10.3 | 1.2 | |||
| Haemoglobin POD 3(g/L) | Yes | 24 | 9.6 | 1.0 | 0.272 | 0.173 |
| No | 19 | 10.0 | 1.3 | |||
| Creatinine D 0(mg/dl) | Yes | 24 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.089 | 0.247 |
| No | 19 | 1.1 | 0.4 | |||
| Creatinine POD 1(mg/dl) | Yes | 24 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.347 | 0.124 |
| No | 19 | 1.1 | 0.4 | |||
| Creatinine POD 2(mg/dl) | Yes | 24 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.188 | 0.223 |
| No | 19 | 1.2 | 0.4 | |||
| Creatinine POD 3(mg/dl) | Yes | 24 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.240 | 0.244 |
| No | 19 | 1.1 | 0.4 | |||
| Leucocytes D 0(/nl) |
Yes | 24 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 0.383 | 0.131 |
| No | 19 | 7.3 | 1.6 | |||
| Leucocytes POD 1(/nl) |
Yes | 24 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 0.496 | 0.113 |
| No | 19 | 8.8 | 2.1 | |||
| Leucocytes POD 2(/nl) | Yes | 24 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 0.616 | 0.081 |
| No | 19 | 9.4 | 3.5 | |||
| Leucocytes POD 3(/nl) | Yes | 24 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 0.079 | 0.336 |
| No | 19 | 7.0 | 1.5 | |||
| CRP D 0(mg/l) |
Yes | 24 | 16.3 | 17.8 | 0.716 | 0.094 |
| No | 19 | 19.8 | 18.2 | |||
| CRP POD 1(mg/l) |
Yes | 24 | 31.8 | 21.1 | 0.177 | 0.236 |
| No | 19 | 22.0 | 18.9 | |||
| CRP POD 2(mg/l) |
Yes | 24 | 116.3 | 52.9 | 0.516 | 0.114 |
| No | 19 | 101.3 | 78.2 | |||
| CRP POD 3(mg/l) |
Yes | 24 | 115.3 | 68.5 | 0.113 | 0.284 |
| No | 19 | 72.7 | 76.0 | |||
| BChE D 0(U/l) |
Yes | 24 | 2784.0 | 534.9 | 0.118 | 0.238 |
| No | 19 | 3072.6 | 652.1 | |||
| BChE D 1(U/l) |
Yes | 24 | 2589.2 | 556.4 | <0.001 | 0.514 |
| No | 19 | 3295.7 | 628.0 | |||
| BChE POD 0(U/l) |
Yes | 24 | 2379.6 | 525.1 | <0.001 | 0.469 |
| No | 19 | 2972.5 | 599.2 | |||
| BChE POD 1(U/l) |
Ye | 24 | 2300.3 | 561.0 | <0.001 | 0.504 |
| No | 19 | 2936.1 | 523.1 | |||
| BChE POD 2(U/l) |
Yes | 24 | 2166.7 | 537.0 | 0.002 | 0.462 |
| No | 19 | 2713.5 | 510.6 | |||
| AChE D 0(U/gHb) |
Yes | 24 | 45.0 | 8.1 | 0.446 | 0.118 |
| No | 19 | 43.3 | 6.0 | |||
| AChE D 1(U/gHb) |
Yes | 24 | 42.0 | 10.0 | 0.263 | 0.172 |
| No | 19 | 39.2 | 4.7 | |||
| AChE POD 0(U/gHb) |
Yes | 24 | 42.9 | 10.0 | 0.051 | 0.295 |
| No | 19 | 37.6 | 6.4 | |||
| AChE POD 1(U/gHb) |
Yes | 24 | 41.5 | 9.2 | 0.196 | 0.198 |
| No | 19 | 38.4 | 5.2 | |||
| AChE POD 2(U/gHb) |
Yes | 24 | 41.2 | 8.2 | 0.058 | 0.294 |
| No | 19 | 36.5 | 6.8 | |||
| CK POD 1(U/l) |
Yes | 24 | 189.6 | 186.8 | 0.953 | 0.009 |
| No | 19 | 186.1 | 190.5 | |||
| CK-MB POD 1(ng/ml) |
Yes | 24 | 15.5 | 18.2 | 0.946 | 0.012 |
| No | 19 | 15.9 | 14.3 | |||
| CK Index POD 1 |
Yes | 24 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 0.314 | 0.174 |
| No | 19 | 8.5 | 3.8 | |||
| Stay in hospital (days) | Yes | 24 | 15.2 | 6.3 | 0.033 | 0.325 |
| No | 19 | 11.1 | 5.5 | |||
| Anticholinergic burden | Yes | 24 | 0.82 | 1.191 | 0.229 | 0.189 |
| No | 19 | 0.42 | 0.838 |
AChE, acetylcholinesterase; BChE, butyrylcholinesterase; BMI, body mass index; CK, creatine kinase; CRP, C reactive protein; MB, Muscle-Brain type; NT-proBNP, brain natriuretic peptide; POD, postoperative day.