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Table 1 Epidemiological and surgical data from patients with postoperative low cardiac output syndrome

From: Preservation of renal function in cardiac surgery patients with low cardiac output syndrome: levosimendan vs beta agonists

 

Inotropic therapy

Beta-agonists (n = 50)

Levosimendan(n = 50)

%

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

%

Sex

 Female

25.0%

  

42.9%(p > 0.05)

 Male

75.0%

  

57.1%(p > 0.05)

 Total

100.0%

  

100.0%

Age

 Height

 

166.9 ± 7.8

165.5 ± 8.9

(p > 0.05)

 Weight

 

76.5 ± 14.2

76.9 ± 13.8

(p > 0.05)

BMI - Category

BMI – Category

    

 Underweight

0.0%

  

0.0%(p > 0.05)

 Healthy weight

38.5%

  

22.2%(p > 0.05)

 Overweight

38.5%

  

55.6%(p > 0.05)

 Obesity

19.2%

  

22.2%(p > 0.05)

 Morbid obesity

3.8%

  

0.0%(p > 0.05)

 Total

100.0%

  

100.0%

 EuroScore II (%)

 

2.7 ± 3. 3

3.2 ± 2.6

(p > 0.05)

NYHA

 II

46.2%

  

28.6%(p > 0.05)

 III

28.8%

  

42.9%(p > 0.05)

 IV

7.7%

  

10.7%(p > 0.05)

 Total

100.0%

  

100.0%

Type of surgery

 Valve surgery

43.1%

  

33.3%(p > 0.05)

 Coronary artery bypass with ECC

2.0%

  

7.4%(p > 0.05)

 Coronary artery bypass without ECC

23.5%

  

40.7%(p > 0.05)

 Combined

27.5%

  

18.5%(p > 0.05)

 Ascending thoracic aortic

3.9%

  

0.0%

 Total

100.0%

  

100.0%

Beta-blockers

 No

41.7%

  

30.0%(p > 0.05)

 Yes

58.3%

  

70.0%(p > 0.05)

 Total

100.0%

  

100.0%(p > 0.05)

ACEs

 No

55.6%

  

60.0%(p > 0.05)

 Yes

44.4%

  

40.0%(p > 0.05)

 Total

100.0%

  

100.0%(p > 0.05)

ARBs II

 No

63.9%

  

75.0%(p > 0.05)

 Yes

36.1%

  

25.0%(p > 0.05)

 Total

100.0%

  

100.0%(p > 0.05)

 Clamping ischemia (minutes)

 

72.9 ±

67.67 ±

(p > 0.05)

Therapy for dyslipidemia

 No

7.7%

31.31

37.9

6.3%(p > 0.05)

 Yes

92.3%

 

93.8%(p > 0.05)

 Total

100.0%

 

100.0%

  1. There were no significant differences across groups in any of the parameters analyzed (p > 0.05)
  2. BMI Body mass index
  3. ACEs Angiotensin-converting enzyme
  4. ARBs II Angiotensin II Receptor blockers
  5. SD Standard deviation