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Table 2 Preoperative variables and intraoperative characteristics in both groups

From: Impact of preoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on vasoactive inotrope score after implantation of left ventricular assist device

 

ECMO group (n = 27)

Non-ECMO group (n = 81)

p value

Sex (male)

19 (70.4)

57 (70.4)

1.000

Age (year)

33.4 ± 12.4

35.0 ± 13.0

0.573

BSA (m2)

1.53 ± 0.18

1.56 ± 0.21

0.593

BMI (kg/m2)

18.6 ± 2.7

19.6 ± 3.9

0.216

Preoperative IABP support

24 (88.9)

40 (49.4)

<0.001

Preoperative mechanical ventilation

22 (81.5)

7 (8.6)

<0.001

White blood cell count(/ml)

8580 ± 2961

10,789 ± 4706

0.006

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

10.2 ± 1.8

11.3 ± 1.9

0.009

Platelet count (x104/ml)

13.0 ± 7.9

24.4 ± 24.4

0.022

C-reactive protein (mg/dl)

6.1 ± 4.6

3.1 ± 3.3

<0.001

Serum total bilirubin (mg/dl)

3.7 ± 3.8

1.9 ± 1.3

<0.001

Serum total protein (g/dl)

6.0 ± 0.7

6.4 ± 0.7

0.015

Serum albumin (g/dl)

3.3 ± 0.7

3.6 ± 0.5

0.010

AST (IU/L)

243 ± 507

124 ± 315

0.157

ALT (IU/L)

182 ± 350

178 ± 392

0.959

Serum creatinine (mg/dl)

1.9 ± 1.8

1.2 ± 0.7

0.006

Serum BUN (mg/dl)

40 ± 26

29 ± 19

0.024

Serum BNP (pg/ml)

1380 ± 985

1453 ± 1003

0.772

Anesthesia time (min)

522 ± 140

511 ± 169

0.767

Operation time (min)

423 ± 132

398 ± 151

0.444

CPB time (min)

161 ± 60

156 ± 59

0.689

NO use in operation

16 (59.3)

25 (30.9)

0.008

Blood loss (ml)

3054 ± 3010

2177 ± 2188

0.114

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD, or number (%)
  2. ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, BSA body surface area, BMI body mass index, IABP intra-aortic balloon pump, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, BUN blood urea nitrogen, BNP brain natriuretic peptides, CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, NO nitric oxide