Table 3

Preoperative Laboratory data

Parameters
Group A
Group B
Total

Ht
40.69 ± 0.80
41.27 ± 0.65
40.98 ± 0.51
WBC
8,821.00 ± 498.54
8,170.00 ± 400.25
8,501.02 ± 320.98
PLT
260,200 ± 15,850
302,414 ± 24,537
280,949 ± 14,643
PT
13.39 ± 0.41
12.57 ± 0.24
12.99 ± 0.25
PTT
33.8 ± 0.90
33.83 ± 1.25
33.6 ± 0.76
INR
1.06 ± 0.04
1.01 ± 0.02
1.04 ± 0.02
Fibrinogen
496.97 ± 24.63
471.28 ± 26.55
484.34 ± 18.01
D-dimers
0.84 ± 0.18
0.84 ± 0.21
0.84 ± 0.14
Urea
38.13 ± 2.15
37.76 ± 3.03
37.95 ± 1.83
Crea
0.94 ± 0.04
0.98 ± 0.05
0.96 ± 0.03
SGOT
21.13 ± 1.60
27.52 ± 3.05
24.27 ± 1.74
SGPT
29.33 ± 8.22
37.93 ± 6.84
33.56 ± 5.35
Total Protein
7.27 ± 0.10
7.36 ± 0.14
7.31 ± 0.08
Albumin
4.00 ± 0.10
4.16 ± 0.13
4.07 ± 0.8
Total Bil
0.61 ± 0.09
0.63 ± 0.06
0.62 ± 0.05
Direct Bil
0.11 ± 0.02
0.12 ± 0.01
0.11 ± 0.01

†values are express in terms of Mean ± SEM (SEM denotes Standard Error of Mean).

Ht = Hematocrit, WBC = white blood count, PLT = Platelets, PT = Prothrombin time, PTT = Partial thromboplastin time, INR = international normalized ratio, Creat = Creatinine, SGOT = serum glutamic oxaloacetate transaminase, SGPT = serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase, Bil = Bilirubin

Apostolakis et al. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008 3:14   doi:10.1186/1749-8090-3-14