Table 3 Laboratory parameters of the patients before and after cardiac surgery
Variable | Control group (n = 64) | Prolonged MV group (n = 54) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Pre-operation | |||
NT-proBNP, pg/ml | 2143.3 (325.2, 5603.1) | 2091.2 (557.4, 7506.3) | 0.885 |
Total protein, g/L | 65.8 (63.2, 69.1) | 64.6 (61.0, 67.7) | 0.675 |
Albumin, g/L | 39.6 (37.1, 40.9) | 38.9 (37.1, 41.6) | 0.413 |
AST, U/L | 21.0 (16.0, 30.0) | 24.5 (18.0, 30.2) | 0.358 |
ALT, U/L | 17.0 (13.0, 27.0) | 15.0 (10.0, 23.2) | 0.267 |
Total bilirubin, umol/L | 13.5 (9.0, 23.9) | 12.3 (9.4, 18.2) | 0.273 |
Creatinine, umol/L | 76.5 (62.6, 92.6) | 77.0 (64.9, 101.0) | 0.527 |
WBC, ×10^9/L | 6.8 (5.0, 8.8) | 7.4 (6.2, 11.8) | 0.055 |
Lac, mmol/L | 1.4 (0.9, 2.2) | 1.3 (0.8, 2.3) | 0.426 |
Post-operation | |||
Total protein | 49.0 (46.5, 54.3) | 50.2 (44.7, 55.3) | 0.892 |
Albumin | 33.7 (31.8, 36.9) | 33.1 (30.6, 37.1) | 0.944 |
AST | 63.0 (52.0, 99.0) | 43.0 (36.5, 66.0) | 0.620 |
ALT | 20.0 (12.0, 30.0) | 20.5 (12.2, 28.8) | 0.351 |
Total bilirubin | 18.8 (10.8, 29.6) | 17.0 (13.4, 29.6) | 0.472 |
Creatinine | 85.5 (65.0, 110.4) | 81.7 (65.9, 117.1) | 0.426 |
WBC | 10.4 (7.7, 16.7) | 11.6 (7.7, 15.2) | 0.465 |
PCT | 1.6 (0.1, 7.1) | 0.7 (0.2, 1.9) | 0.230 |
Lac | 2.8 (1.7, 5.5) | 3.3 (1.6, 6.0) | 0.393 |