Table 1 Comparison of the patients’ preoperative and operative characteristics between Del Nido cardioplegia and warm intermittent blood cardioplegia
From: Del Nido versus warm blood cardioplegia in adult patients with a low ejection fraction
Variable | Del Nido (n = 73) | Warm-blood (n = 81) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 61 (55–66) | 65 (57–72) | 0.002 |
Male, n (%) | 57 (78.1) | 65 (80.3) | 0.74 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 27.7 (23.7–32.7) | 27.1 (23.3–30.8) | 0.27 |
EuroSCORE II, % | 2.73 (1.7–4.1) | 4.5 (2.4–7.4) | 0.004 |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 39 (53.4) | 56 (75.7) | 0.01 |
Chronic lung disease, n (%) | 3 (4.1) | 3 (4.0) | > 0.99 |
Mod-severe renal impairment, n (%) | 39 (53.4) | 45 (55.5) | |
Dialysis, n (%) | 4 (5.6) | 2 (2.5) | 0.42 |
Previous cardiac surgery, n (%) | 4 (5.5) | 4 (4.9) | > 0.99 |
Laboratory data | |||
Creatinine, μmol | 96 (72–126) | 107.5 (77–129.5) | 0.34 |
Creatinine clearance, mL/min | 54.5 (59–111) | 77 (60–95) | 0.22 |
Baseline echocardiography | |||
LV ejection fraction, % | 35 (30–40) | 35 (30–40) | 0.30 |
LV EDD, mm | 54.9 ± 6.7 | 54.1 ± 9.7 | 0.60 |
LV ESD, mm | 42.1 ± 7.7 | 43.6 ± 8.7 | 0.29 |
PASP, mmHg | 40 (30–47.5) | 42.5 (30–60) | 0.161 |
Emergency surgery, n (%) | 3 (4.11) | 3 (3.7) | > 0.99 |
Surgery | |||
CABG only, n (%) | 40 (55.6) | 24 (29.6) | 0.001 |
CABG + valve surgery, n (%) | 16 (22.2) | 44 (54.3) | < 0.001 |
Valves only, n (%) | 17 (23.6) | 13 (16.1) | 0.24 |
CPB time, min | 131.9 ± 41.5 | 141.2 ± 45.4 | 0.19 |
Cross-clamp time, min | 96 (71–126) | 107.5 (77–129.5) | 0.28 |