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Table 2 Intraoperative aortic clamping time, priming and time on cardiopulmonary bypass circuit

From: The effect of short-term high versus normal protein intake on whole-body protein synthesis and balance in children following cardiac surgery: a randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial

 

NP

HP

P-value difference between mediansa

Median difference between groups (95 % CI)b

 

(n = 9)

(n = 11)

  

Aortic clamping time (min)

35 (20–55)

30 (18–46)

0.71

−2 (−14 to 8)

Time on CPB (min)

59 (36–75)

53 (37–83)

0.37

−7 (−17 to 8)

Priming CPB circuit:

    

Erythrocytes (mL · kg−1)

140 (100–260)

130 (80–180)

0.18

−25 (−75 to 10)

Plasma (mL · kg−1)

0 (0–25)

0 (0–0)

0.41

0 (0 to 0)

Albumin 20 % (mL · kg−1)

50 (50–100)

50 (50–75)

0.77

0 (0 to 0)

  1. Values are presented as median (range)
  2. NP normal protein (2 g · kg−1 · d−1) diet, HP high protein (5 g · kg−1 · d−1) diet, CPB cardiopulmonary bypass
  3. aMann–Whitney U test; bHodges-Lehmann procedure