CPB, Cardiopulmonary Bypass; IMA, Ischemia Modified Albumin; ABSU,
absorbance units
aData are expressed as mean±standard deviation and
median (interquartile range) where appropriate.
bp <0.05 was considered significant
c Obtained from paired samples t -test
d Obtained from Wilcoxon test
In comparison, thiol/disulfide parameters, native thiol, total thiol,
and disulfide levels were higher and more statistically significant in
preop than in postop (respectively, p<0.001, p<
0.001, p=0.001) (Fig. 1).