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Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 4 Postoperative CK-MB level (IU/l)

From: Warm blood cardioplegia versus cold crystalloid cardioplegia for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with low ejection fraction

 

Group I (no. = 50)

Group II (no. = 50)

p value

Significance

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

  

Immediate postoperative level (IU/l)

25.8 ± 27.3

15.6 ± 12.6

0.018

S

12 hours postoperative level (IU/l)

16.8 ± 4.2

10.5 ± 2.3

< 0.001

HS

24 hours postoperative level (IU/l)

12.8 ± 5.3

7.5 ± 2.6

< 0.001

HS

  1. HS highly significant (p value < 0.001), S significant (p value < 0.05), SD standard deviation, IU/l international units/liter
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