Table 1: Overall patient characteristics (N = 12). |
|
Characteristics |
Total n (%) |
Female |
7 (58) |
Age (years) |
44.9 ± 16.8 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) |
24.6 ± 3.6 |
NYHA class |
|
I |
2 (16.6) |
II |
5 (41.6) |
III |
4 (33.3) |
IV |
1 (8.5) |
Comorbidities |
|
Systemic arterial hypertension |
5 (33.3) |
Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
2 (16.6) |
Chronic kidney disease |
2 (16.6) |
Dyslipidemia |
1 (8.3) |
Smoking |
3 (25) |
Alcoholism |
2 (16.6) |
Cardiac surgery type |
|
Aortic valve replacement |
3 (25) |
Mitral valve replacement |
3 (25) |
Bentall-De Bono procedure |
2 (16.6) |
Others |
4 (33.3) |
Surgery characteristics |
|
CPB (min) |
194 ± 68 |
Aortic cross-clamp (min) |
129 ± 35 |
CPB Temperature (oC) |
28 ± 4 |
Operative bleeding (ml) |
718 ± 386 |
Biochemical evaluation |
|
pH (−log[H+]) |
7.3 ± 3.3 |
pCO2 (mmHg) |
32 ± 5.4 |
HCO3− (mmol/l) |
22.4 ± 4.0 |
Serum lactate (mmol/l) |
1.3 ± 0.25 |
LDH (U/l) |
151.5 ± 60.2 |
AST (U/l) |
25.6 ± 10.7 |
ALT (U/l) |
41.7 ± 43.7 |
Outcomes |
|
Length of hospital stay (days), median (IQR) |
9 (2.5-22.3) |
Mortality |
8 (66.7) |
ALT = alanine aminotransferase. AST = aspartate aminotransferase. CPB = cardiopulmonary bypass. IQR = interquartile range. LDH = lactate dehydrogenase. NYHA = New York Heart Association. |