Sternotomy (n=95) MIVT (n=250) Wilk’s-Lamda p-value
Liver
AST (U/l) 0.047
Preop 25.6±10.2 26.0±14.3
Day 1 67.1±40.0 81.4±53.4
ALT (U/l) 0.035
Preop 26.5±16.9 26.9±21.5
Day 1 23.5±20.8 30.2±28.4
LDH (U/l) <0.001
Preop 350.7±119.9 253.1±106.5
Day 1 514.7±174.6 357.6±145.3
Heart
Creatine kinase (U/l) 0.002
Preop 73.9±54.6 89.7±61.7
Day 1 608.3±634.1 933.0±795.4
CKMB (mg/l) 0.733
Preop 15.9±17.8 13.3±4.61
Day 1 57.1±55.9 47.0±16.7
Troponin (ng/ml) 0.438
Day 1 1.8±3.9 1.2±1.3
Inflammation and Hematology
CRP (mg/l) <0.001
Preop 1.4±1.9 1.3±4.0
Day 1 5.3±2.8 4.5±5.4
Day 2 177.1±75.3 17.9±18.4
Leukocytes (103 μL) 0.010
Preop 7.1±3.2 6.8±2.2
Day 1 10.4±3.3 11.2±3.5
Trombocytes (103 μL) 0.501
Preop 229.3±68.1 234.1±69.2
Day 1 149.2±46.7 158.4±49.6
Protrombin activity (%) 0.006
Preop 89.9±11.3 96.9±13.9
Day 1 68.1±9.9 71.2±10.8
APTT (s) 0.045
Preop 35.9±5.2 34.8±5.7
Day 1 40.0±8.9 37.2±5.3
Fibrinogen (mg/dl) 0.105
Preop 401.9±107.9 379.1±85.7
Day 1 293.4±80.2 287.5±72.0
Lung function
Mechanical ventilation
> 24 hours 5(5.5%) 23(9.5%) 0.240
> 48 hours 2(2.2%) 13(5.4%) 0.372
Blood loss and drainage
Mediastinal loss at 12 hours(ml) 350±270 400±250 0.030
Mediastinal loss at 24 hours(ml) 510±305 575±370 0.038
Blood transfusions(units) 0(0-9) 0(0-4) 0.492
Blood transfusion volume(ml) 600±600 300±300 0.148