Table 5 Clinical characteristics of 55 patients with “long” CPB time (≥ 115 min)

 Number, n (%)

26 (47)

29 (53)

 Age [years]

66.9 ± 11.1

66.7 ± 10.0

 Male sex, n (%)

22 (85)

26 (90)

 BMI

24.5 [23.0;29.0]

27.0 [25.0;29.5]

 Log. EuroSCORE [%]

10.2 ± 10.5

7.4 ± 6.9

 STS – Score [%]

3.7 ± 3.9

3.3 ± 3.1

 Biplane LVEF [%]

60.0 [41.5;65.0]

59.0 [50.0;65.0]

 Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

7 (27)

7 (24)

 COPD, n (%)

1 (4)

5 (17)

 Creatinine [mmol/l]

98.0 [80.0;109.3]

106.0 [86.5;130.5]

 Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, n (%)

2 (8)

1 (3)

 Re-operation, n (%)

2 (8)

4 (14)

 CPB time [min]

161.4 ± 59.8

159.3 ± 41.3

 Cross-clamp time [min]

105.8 ± 41.9

99.3 ± 31.7

 Heparin [IU]

31,528.0 ± 9526.2

34,925.9 ± 10,049.6

 Protamin [IU]

30,720.0 ± 7924.2

31,000.0 ± 5699.1

RBCs [units]

1.4 ± 2.0

1.2 ± 2.1

FFPs [units]

1.2 ± 1.9

0.7 ± 1.2

Platelet concentrates [units]

0.3 ± 0.7

0.1 ± 0.4

Fibrinogen [g]

0.2 ± 0.7

0.1 ± 0.5

PPSB [IU]

200.0 ± 707.1

166.7 ± 500.0

AT3, IU, mean ± SD

200.0 ± 707.1

129.6 ± 429.5

Aprotinin [Mio IU]

0.6 ± 0.9

1.9 ± 9.6

Tranexamic acid [g]

1.6 ± 1.5

1.8 ± 1.5

ACT (prior to ICU transfer) [sec]

134.1 ± 16.1

130.7 ± 20.2

Hct (prior to ICU transfer) [%]

28.1 ± 4.4

28.4 ± 3.8

Temperature (prior to ICU transfer) [°C]

36.4 [36.0;36.6]

 RBCs [units]

7.1 + 10.8

3.8 + 3.8

 FFPs [units]

4.2 ± 5.6

1.7 ± 2.8

 Platelet concentrates [units]

1.1 ± 1.3

0.4 ± 0.6

 Fibrinogen [g]

0.2 ± 0.6

0.9 ± 1.2

 PPSB [IU]

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

 AT3 [IU]

40.0 ± 200.0

0.0 ± 0.0

 Aprotinin [Mio IU]

0.4 ± 0.8

0.0 ± 0.0

 Tranexamic acid [g]

0.1 ± 0.4

0.1 ± 0.4

Blood loss within first 24 h [ml]

2056.8 ± 974.5

1538.2 ± 806.4

Re-thoracotomy, n (%)

7 (27)

6 (21)

30-day mortality, n (%)

3 (12)

0 (0)

5-year mortality, n (%)

4 (15)

0 (0)