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29 September 2022: Clinical Research

Postoperative Dynamic of Leptin and Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 in 123 Patients Recovering from Cardiac Surgery

Da Liu 1BCE , Danyal Ghani 2BCE , Wilson Y. Szeto 3ABE , Krzysztof Laudanski 456ABCDEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.937652

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e937652

Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of the study sample.

 Age, mean±SD [years]64.22±12.27
 Sex – Male no. (% of total)93 (75.6%)
 BMI mean±SD [kg/m]28.4±5.99
 Race (% Caucasian, % Black, % Asian, % Other)83.7%, 6.5%, 4.1%, 5.7%
 Duration of anesthesia; mean±SD [min]394.17±117.9
 Duration of surgery; mean±SD [min]277.75±100.92
 Coronary artery bypass surgery; no.* 64
 Mitral valvuloplasty & replacement; no.* 16
 Aortic valvuloplasty & replacement; no.* 36
 Others; no.* 6
 Estimated blood loss [ml]197.13±260.4
 Total crystalloid during surgery [ml]1254.91±606.24
 Corticosteroid administration (% of all cases)15.4%
 Ketorolac administration (% of all cases)7.4%
 Acetaminophen administration (% of all cases)71.3%
 ASA administration (% of all cases)66.4%
 APACHE score at 1 h, mean±SD17.08±6
 APACHE score at 24 h, mean±SD9.95±5.17
 APACHE score at 48 h, mean±SD9.33±4.99
 CCI median (95% CI)4 (3.7–4.53)
 Acute Coronary Syndrome15.4%
 Chronic heart failure22%
 Connective tissue disease (non-active)15.4%
 Cerebrovascular disease9.8%
 Type 2 diabetes28.5%
 COPD6.5%
 Mortality1.6%
 CVA9.8%
 PE5.7%
 DVT8.9%
 AKI22.1%
* Some patients had more than one procedure.

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