Table 2.
The descriptive statistics for the patients surgical characteristics. N = 144.
| Insulin Treatment |
Test statistic | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional n = 72 | Tight n = 72 | |||
| Surgical Priority Level | ||||
| Scheduled/elective | 38 (52.8%) | 40 (55.6%) | χ2 (1) = 0.11 | 0.734 |
| Urgent |
34 (47.2%) |
32 (44.4%) |
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| Underwent CPB Bypass | ||||
| No | 3 (4.2%) | 3 (4.2%) | χ2 (1) <0.001 | NS |
| Yes |
69 (95.8%) |
69 (95.8%) |
||
| Received IABP Therapy | ||||
| No | 66 (91.7%) | 66 (91.7%) | χ2 (1) <0.001 | NS |
| Yes |
6 (8.3%) |
6 (8.3%) |
||
| Number of Grafts, mean (SD) | 3.1 (0.7) | 3.1 (0.8) | t (142) = 0.34 | 0.733 |
| CPB Time (Minutes), mean (SD) | 94.61 (41.2) | 86.24 (31.2) | t (142) = 1.38 | 0.172 |
| X-Clamp time (Minutes), mean (SD) | 55.93 (23.5) | 52.17 (21.3) | t (142) = 1.01 | 0.316 |
| IABP Time (Hours), mean (SD) | 1.13 (4.6) | 0.75 (3.68) | t (142) = 0.53 | 0.598 |
| OR Time (Hours), mean (SD) | 4:30 (3:21) | 4:55 (0:43) | t (142) = 1.1 | 0.274 |
| Intraoperative BG (mg/dL), mean (SD) | 178.7 (17.6) | 142.8 (10.6) | t (116.8) = 14 | 0.001 |
| MV Time (Hours), mean (SD) |
8.22 (3.5) |
7.6 (2.9) |
t (142) = 1.23 |
0.667 |
| Developed Post-Operative Complications | ||||
| None | 51 (70.8%) | 54 (75%) | χ2 (1) = 0.32 | 0.574 |
| At least One |
21 (29.2%) |
18 (25%) |
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| Final Hospital Outcome | ||||
| Survived & Discharge | 66 (91.7%) | 67 (93.1%) | χ2 (1) = 0.10 | 0.754 |
| Deceased | 6 (8.3%) | 5 (6.9%) | ||
Notes: SD= standard deviation; HbA1c= Glycated Hemoglobin; BG= Blood Glucose; WBCs= white blood cells; BUN= Blood Urea Nitrogen; CPB= cardiopulmonary bypass; IABP= intra-aortic balloon pump; X-Clamp= aortic cross clamp; OR= operating room; MV= Mechanical Ventilation; χ2 = Chi-square; t = t-test.