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Postoperative clinical data |
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| Parameter |
TCPC group Mean ± SEM |
BV repair group Mean ± SEM |
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| Inotropic support (μg/kg per minute) |
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| Dopamine |
4.85 ± 0.09 |
4.74 ± 0.27 |
| Epinephrine |
0.09 ± 0.02 |
0.08 ± 0.03 |
| Dobutamine |
5.15a |
7.39 ± 1.32b |
| Sodium nitroprusside |
0.98 ± 0.07 |
0.81 ± 0.21 |
| Duration of mechanical ventilation (days) |
5.3 ± 1.2 |
2.0 ± 0.8 |
| Duration of intensive care treatment (days) |
12.9 ± 2.5 |
3.6 ± 0.8 |
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| Blood transfusions up to four hours postoperatively (ml/kg) |
Mean ± SEM |
Mean ± SEM |
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| Erythrocytes |
8.9 ± 1.3 |
11.6 ± 5.1 |
| Human albumin 5% |
12.0 ± 4.0 |
11.0 ± 4.3 |
| Fresh frozen plasma |
11.9 ± 0.6 |
8.3 ± 1.1 |
| CPB blood |
16.2 ± 6.1 |
8.3 ± 1.4 |
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| Blood transfusions 4 to 24 hours postoperatively (ml/kg) |
Mean ± SEM |
Mean ± SEM |
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| Erythrocytes |
90.0a |
9.0 ± 1.7 |
| Human albumin 5% |
22.4 ± 3.7 |
7.2 ± 0.4 |
| Fresh frozen plasma |
11.7 ± 1.3 |
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| CPB blood |
11.2a |
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aOne patient; bthree patients. BV, biventricular; CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; SEM, standard error of the mean; TCPC, total cavopulmonary connection. | ||
Heying et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R165 doi:10.1186/cc5108 |
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