Table 1 Baseline demographics and procedural characteristics.

From: Induction of CD73 prevents death after emergency open aortic surgery for a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

 

IFN beta-1a

N = 27

Placebo

N = 11

p value

Demographics

Age

73.4 (SD, 9.6)

73.9 (SD, 7.6)

0.87

Sex (male)

85%

100%

0.30

Hypertension

16 (59%)

5 (46%)

0.49

Atrial fibrillation

4 (15%)

4 (36%)

0.20

Coronary artery disease

4 (15%)

1 (9%)

1.00

Hypercholesterolemia

9 (33%)

3 (27%)

1.00

Diabetes

5 (19%)

2 (18%)

1.00

COPD

5 (19%)

2 (18%)

1.00

Asthma

3 (11%)

1 (9%)

1.00

Major surgical features

Duration of surgery (min)

186 (SD, 76)

169 (SD, 55)

0.49

RBC substitution (mL)

1573 (SD, 946)

1378 (SD, 972)

0.57

Platelet substitution (mL)

357 (SD, 603)

173 (SD, 212)

0.18

Total volume substitution (mL)

7159 (SD, 4133)

6294 (SD, 1938)

0.39

Left renal vein ligated

3 (11%)

0 (0%)

0.54

Clamp above the renal arteries

2 (7%)

1 (9%)

1.00

Open abdomen

13 (48%)

3 (27%)

0.30

  1. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, RBC red blood cell.