Table 3.
Hemodynamic support types and blood transfusion characteristics
| POD | Support type | Support level, % (N) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (0) | Medium (1–2) | High ( 3) | ||
| 0 | Vasoactive drugs | |||
| Inotropes | 35.0% (48) | 62.8% (86) | 2.2% (3) | |
| Vasopressors | 0.7% (1) | 83.9% (115) | 15.3% (21) | |
| Blood products | ||||
| Cryoprecipitate (bags) | 92.7% (127) | 5.1% (7) | 2.2% (3) | |
| FFP (bags) | 91.2% (125) | 4.4% (6) | 4.4% (6) | |
| Platelets (bags) | 73.0% (100) | 14.6% (20) | 12.4% (17) | |
| pRBC (bags) | 78.1% (107) | 8.0% (11) | 13.9% (19) | |
| 1 | Vasoactive drugs | |||
| Inotropes | 55.5% (76) | 44.5% (61) | 0 | |
| Vasopressors | 41.6% (57) | 56.2% (77) | 2.2% (3) | |
| Blood products | ||||
| Cryoprecipitate (bags) | 97.8% (134) | 1.5% (2) | 0.7% (1) | |
| FFP (bags) | 97.8% (134) | 1.5% (2) | 0.7% (1) | |
| Platelets (bags) | 94.9% (130) | 2.2% (3) | 2.9% (4) | |
| pRBC (bags) | 84.7% (116) | 6.6% (9) | 8.8% (12) | |
Values are represented as in % or absolute numbers in parenthesis. Low (0), Medium (1–2) or High ( 3) support of vasoactive drugs represent the number of inotropes of vasopressors that patients were receiving. Inotropes represent Dobutamine, Milrinone, Epinephrine, Dopamine. Vasopressors represent Norepinephrine, Vasopressin, Phenylephrine, Angiotensin II
POD postoperative day; CABG cardiopulmonary bypass graft; FFP fresh frozen plasma; pRBC packed red blood cells