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Table 1 Patient’s demographics

From: Intraoperative change of lactate level is associated with postoperative outcomes in pediatric cardiac surgery patients: retrospective observational study

Variables

median (IQR) or n(%)

Age (months old)

14 (3, 45)

Gender (male)

236/459(52.7%)

RACHS-1

3(2, 3)

Lowest temperature during CPB (°C)

32 (28,32)

CPB time, (min)

91 (66, 128)

The use of epinephrine after weaning from CPB

60/459 (13.1%)

ICU stay (day)

6 (3, 8)

The duration between LacFIRST and LacLast (min)

62 (37, 87)

LacFirst(mmol/L)

2.1 (1.3, 3.2)

LacLast (mmol/L)

2.5 (1.6, 3.8)

LAC (mmol/L)

0.3 (0, 1.0)

  1. RACHS-1: Risk-Adjusted classification for Congenital Heart Surgery Version 1.
  2. CPB: cardiopulmonary bypass.
  3. ICU: intensive care unit.
  4. LacFIRST: lactate level measured at the end of cardiopulmonary bypass.
  5. LacLAST: lactate level measured at the end of operation.
  6. LAC: change of lactate levels after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass.