| Group S (n = 144) | Group P (n = 92) | “p” value |
No. of grafts | 3.00 ± 0.99 | 2.74 ± 0.69 | 0.25 |
CPB time (minutes) | 97.97 ± 38.46 | 94.17 ± 26.91 | 0.93 |
Cross clamp time (minutes) | 54.25 ± 25.65 | 54.22 ± 18.42 | 0.64 |
Temperature before declamping (˚C) | 33.08 ± 0.78 | 33.04 ± 1.19 | 0.94 |
Serum chemistry | |||
Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.39 ± 0.53 | 3.68 ± 0.63 | <0.001 |
Calcium (mmol/L) | 0.96 ± 0.05 | 0.95 ± 0.05 | 0.57 |
Magnesium (mmol/L) | 1.75 ± 0.27 | 1.73 ± 0.32 | 0.8 |
Arterial blood gases | |||
pH | 7.36 ± 0.05 | 7.37 ± 0.06 | 0.58 |
pO2 (mmHg) | 253.70 ± 43.10 | 294.5 ± 94.87 | 0.03 |
pCO2 (mmHg) | 37.70 ± 3.72 | 38.04 ± 7.56 | 0.6 |
Hemoglobin level (g/dL) | 7.49 ± 0.09 | 7.17 ± 0.17 | 0.7 |