Table 3 Postoperative characteristics of the study population.

From: Utility of heparin-binding protein following cardiothoracic surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass

Variable

All

(n = 1475)

HBP > 41

(n = 489)

HBP ≤ 41

(n = 986)

p

Missing

Peak CKMB concentration (µg/L)

18 (12–29)

24 (15–46)

16 (12–23)

 < 0.001*

9

Peak lactate concentration (mmol/L)

2.20 (1.70–3.00)

2.50 (2.00–3.50)

2.10 (1.60–2.70)

 < 0.001*

7

Peak CRP concentration (mg/L)

121 (57–193)

140 (83–211)

102 (48–183)

 < 0.001*

975

Peak WBC count (× 109/L)

12.7 (10.5–15.2)

13.7 (11.1–17.4)

12.3 (10.3–14.6)

 < 0.001*

200

Peak creatinine concentration (µmol/L)

98 (81–129)

107 (88–169)

94 (80–119)

 < 0.001*

7

Total dose (μg) norepinephrine administered per kilogram

12.47 (2.63–48.40)

30.43 (5.09–145.07)

8.33 (1.94–30.65)

 < 0.001*

0

Duration of norepinephrine administration (h)

15 (9–20)

17 (12–33)

14 (8–18)

 < 0.001*

0

Total dose (mg) dobutamine administered per kilogram

0 (0–0.79)

0 (0–2.36)

0 (0–0.19)

 < 0.001*

0

Duration of dobutamine administration (h)

0 (0–10)

0 (0–16)

0 (0–4)

 < 0.001*

0

Time on ventilator (h)

4.33 (2.98–7.10)

5.43 (3.43–14.04)

4.05 (2.82–6.02)

 < 0.001*

0

 > 48 h on ventilator

64 (4.3)

46 (9.4)

18 (1.8)

 < 0.001

0

Postoperative infection

65 (4.4)

39 (8.0)

26 (2.6)

 < 0.001

0

Postoperative stroke

35 (2.4)

20 (4.1)

15 (1.5)

0.002

0

Postoperative CRRT or dialysis

48 (3.3)

35 (7.2)

13 (1.3)

 < 0.001

0

Postoperative kidney injury

103 (7.0)

72 (14.7)

31 (3.1)

 < 0.001

0

Postoperative multiple organ failure

19 (1.3)

16 (3.3)

3 (0.3)

 < 0.001

0

Reoperation due to bleeding

50 (3.4)

21 (4.3)

29 (2.9)

0.176

0

Postoperative IABP

45 (3.1)

24 (4.9)

21 (2.1)

0.003

0

New-onset atrial fibrillation

386 (26.2)

144 (29.4)

242 (24.5)

0.044

0

30-day mortality

22 (1.5)

17 (3.5)

5 (0.5)

 < 0.001

0

  1. NOTE. Values are expressed as numbers (%) or median (interquartile range).
  2. HBP, heparin binding protein; CKMB, creatine kinase myocardial band; CRP, C-reactive protein; WBC, white blood cell; CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy; IABP, intra-aortic balloon pump.
  3. Statistical tests: Chi-Square test and Mann Whitney U test (*).