Table 2.

Intraoperative variables.

Variable	Plasma-Lyte.½ group (n.ß=.ß50)	0.9% saline group (n.ß=.ß51)	p-value
Operative time (min)	212 (39)	208 (42)	0.578
Anesthesia time (min)	282 (55)	269 (41)	0.167
Venous anastomosis time (min)	26 (11)	26 (10)	0.953
Arterial anastomosis time (min)	25 (9)	26 (11)	0.664
Total volume of crystalloid administered intraoperatively (mL)	1.628 (595)	1.627 (532)	0.996
Administration of packed red blood cells (n)	2 (4.0)	1 (1.9)	0.617
Use of vasopressors (n)	33 (66.0)	36 (70.6)	0.672
Correction of calcium (n)	6 (12.0)	10 (19.6)	0.414

Values are presented as absolute number (percentage) or mean (SD). n, number of patients.