Table 2 Perioperative data.

From: Pulmonary effects of dexmedetomidine infusion in thoracic aortic surgery under hypothermic circulatory arrest: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

Parameters

Control group (n = 25)

Dexmedetomidine group (n = 26)

P value

Aneurysm/dissection/IMH or PAU

10 (40)/14 (57)/1 (4)

7 (27)/16 (62)/3 (12)

0.428

Valve replacement

1 (4.0)

2 (7.7)

> 0.999

Aortic root replacement

1 (4.0)

1 (3.9)

> 0.999

Emergency

15 (60)

18 (69.23)

0.491

Operation time (min)

298 ± 63

311 ± 77

0.509

Total CPB time (min)

170 ± 48

174 ± 45

0.760

ACC time (min)

71 ± 41

83 ± 49

0.377

HCA time (min)

50 ± 14

51 ± 14

0.820

Intraoperative input and output

Crystalloid input (mL)

2330 (1675–2700)

1900 (1400–2425)

0.214

Urine output (mL)

1070 (600–1330)

1435 (1165–1840)

0.005*

Cell saver transfused (mL)

850 (733–1022)

1000 (300–1245)

0.627

pRBCs transfused (mL)

250 (0–750)

480 (0–750)

1

FFP transfused (mL)

733 ± 186

765 ± 190

0.545

Platelet transfused (mL)

576 ± 177

560 ± 204

0.780

Intraoperative cardiovascular drugs

Amount of norepinephrine (μg)

360.0 (170.0–695.0)

172.0 (40.0–344.0)

0.027*

Patients requiring vasopressin

6 (24.0)

7 (26.9)

0.811

Patients requiring milrinone

3 (12.0)

5 (19.2)

0.478

Amount of nicardipine (μg)

0.0 (0.0–200)

200.0 (0.0–1900)

0.081

Postoperative 24 h input and output (mL)

Crystalloid input (mL)

4295 ± 1107

4046 ± 1178

0.441

Urine output (mL)

3977 ± 1516

3706 ± 1222

0.484

Cell saver transfused (mL)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–213)

0.183

pRBCs transfused (mL)

0 (0–207)

0 (0–0)

0.543

FFP transfused, mL

0 (0–575)

0 (0–215)

0.204

Platelet transfused (mL)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–0)

1

Blood loss (mL)

628 (495–887)

640 (419–844)

0.836

Postoperative 24 h cardiovascular drugs

Patients requiring norepinephrine

11 (44.0)

12 (46.2)

1.000

Amount of nicardipine (μg)

796.0 (362.0–1591.0)

324.0 (100.0–821.0)

0.026*

  1. Values are shown in number of patients(percentage), mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range). *P value < 0.05. ACC aortic cross clamp, CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, FFP fresh frozen plasma, HCA hypothermic circulatory arrest, IMH intramural hematoma, PAU penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer, pRBC packed red blood cell.