Table 2

Postoperative clinical data

Parameter
TCPC group
Mean ± SEM
BV repair group
Mean ± SEM

Inotropic support (μg/kg per minute)


     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


Blood transfusions up to four hours postoperatively (ml/kg)
Mean ± SEM
Mean ± SEM


     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


Blood transfusions 4 to 24 hours postoperatively (ml/kg)
Mean ± SEM
Mean ± SEM


     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

     CPB blood

11.2a

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