Table 3 Comparison of postoperative data between patients who received Custodiol vs. blood cardioplegia
From: Custodiol versus blood cardioplegia in pediatric cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial
Custodiol Cardioplegia (n = 107) | Blood cardioplegia (n = 119) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Delayed sternal closure, n (%) | 17 (15.89) | 19 (15.97) | 0.99 |
Arrythmiaa | 26 (24.30) | 30 (25.21) | 0.87 |
Postoperative LV function, n (%) | (n = 99) | (n = 113) | 0.85 |
Normal | 63 (63.64) | 71 (62.83) | |
Mildly depressed | 21 (21.21) | 28 (24.78) | |
Moderately depressed | 12 (12.12) | 11 (9.73) | |
Moderately to severely depressed | 2 (2.02) | 3 (2.65) | |
Severely depressed | 1 (1.01) | 0 | |
Vasoactive inotropic score, median (Q1–Q3)b | 5 (2.6–7.45) | 5 (2.6–7.5) | 0.82 |
Duration of MV (h), median (Q1–Q3) | 19.45 (5–48) | 21 (5–55.4) | 0.50 |
ECMO, n (%) | 3 (2.8) | 2 (1.68) | 0.67 |
ICU stay (d), median (Q1–Q3) | 6 (3–9) | 6 (4–11) | 0.33 |
Hospital stay (d), median (Q1–Q3) | 14 (10–19) | 13 (10–21) | 0.85 |
30-day mortality | 1 (0.93) | 3 (2.52) | 0.62 |