Table 3

Course of coagulation parameters

Coagulation parameter
TCPC group Mean ± SEM
BV repair group Mean ± SEM

Time point
PT (percentage)
PTT (seconds)
Fibrinogen (mg/dl)
AT III (percentage)
PT (percentage)
PTT (seconds)
Fibrinogen (mg/dl)
AT III (percentage)

Preoperative
92.3 ± 2.5
32.2 ± 1.0
2.8 ± 0.2
43.8 ± 12.6
89.0 ± 8.0
36.0 ± 1.7
3.0 ± 0.2
46.9 ± 13.7
4 hours postoperative
62.3 ± 3.9
47.7 ± 5.6
1.5 ± 0.1
20.4 ± 4.1
70.9 ± 3.4
37.8 ± 1.7
1.7 ± 0.3
27.4 ± 6.9
24 hours postoperative
51.4 ± 6.2
39.5 ± 35.9
1.9 ± 0.2a
20.9 ± 4.7
62.8 ± 4.7
33.9 ± 2.4
2.9 ± 0.4a
38.5 ± 13.4
72 hours postoperative
75.5 ± 6.7
45.3 ± 11.9
2.8 ± 0.3a
37.9 ± 14.2
84.0 ± 8.5
33.5 ± 1.9
4.1 ± 0.5a
48.2 ± 17.7
At discharge
47.0 ± 8.5a
37.0 ± 1.7a
nd
nd
95.3 ± 1.8a
31.3 ± 1.6a
nd
nd

aSignificant difference (p ≤ 0.05) of values between the two groups. AT III, antithrombin III; BV, biventricular; nd, not diagnosed; PT, prothrombin time; PTT, partial thromboplastin time; SEM, standard error of the mean; TCPC, total cavopulmonary connection.

Heying et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R165   doi:10.1186/cc5108