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Table 4 Clinical data during postoperative patient recovery (N = 57) by group

	CHO	Control	CHO + W3	W3	P value
	(n = 14)	(n = 14)	(n = 15)	(n = 14)	P value
PONV at ICU	3 (21)	4 (29)	2 (13)	5 (36)	0.541^b
Duration of MV (hours)	10.92 ± 11.12 (8.25)	8.47 ± 2.62 (8.50)	8.96 ± 4.01 (8.67)	8.21 ± 3.57 (7.50)	0.959^a
Blood loss by12 h PO	353.57 ± 355.43 (300.00)	204.64 ± 99.78 (200.00)	233.33 ± 134.52 (200.00)	278.57 ± 169.52 (225.00)	0.351^a
Vasoactive drug needed in ICU	3 (21)	10 (71)	3 (20)	8 (57)	0.008^b
Blood components needed in ICU	6 (43)	5 (36)	3 (20)	3 (21)	0.470^b
EVA	0 (0)	2 (14)	1 (7)	0 (0)	0.272^b
AMI	1 (7)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (7)	0.557^b
POAF	6 (43)	8 (57)	1 (7)	2 (14)	0.009^b
Infectious complications	3 (21)	5 (36)	0 (0)	5 (36)	0.069^b

Data expressed as mean ± SD, median (in parentheses) for continuous variable, or number (%) for categorical variables
PONV postoperative nausea and vomiting, MV mechanical ventilation, PO postoperative, EVA encephalic vascular accident, POAF postoperative atrial fibrillation, AMI acute myocardial infarction
^aKruskal-Wallis test
^bChi-square test

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