Research Article

Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time and Mortality in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Patients

Table 1

Characteristics of the study patients before PSM.

CharacteristicsBefore PSM
Total () () () value

Demographics
 Age, years68.8 (60.0-76.4)67.5 (59.0-75.0)72.7 (64.7-79.4)<0.001
 Gender, female717 (26.5)464 (23.1)253 (36.2)<0.001
Ethnicity, (%)0.506
 White1789 (66.1)1336 (66.6)453 (64.8)
 Black71 (2.6)51 (2.5)20 (2.9)
 Asian44 (1.6)28 (1.4)16 (2.3)
 Hispanic44 (1.6)31 (1.5)13 (1.9)
 Other758 (28.0)561 (28.0)197 (28.2)
Comorbidities, (%)
 Hypertension1952 (72.1)1472 (73.3)480 (68.7)0.020
 DM1010 (37.3)793 (39.5)217 (31.0)<0.001
 Peripheral vascular disease355 (13.1)243 (12.1)112 (16.0)0.010
 MI511 (18.9)348 (17.3)163 (23.3)0.001
 CHF677 (25.0)430 (21.4)247 (35.3)<0.001
 Chronic pulmonary disease356 (13.2)246 (12.3)110 (15.7)0.023
 Renal failure202 (7.5)129 (6.4)73 (10.4)0.001
 Liver disease39 (1.4)24 (1.2)15 (2.1)0.103
 Obesity124 (4.6)102 (5.1)22 (3.1)0.045
24 h vital signs
 Mean SBP, mmHg111.4 (105.8-119.0)111.0 (105.9-118.3)112.8 (105.6-121.1)0.022
 Mean DBP, mmHg56.3 (52.7-60.6)56.3 (52.7-60.4)56.3 (52.4-61.2)0.597
 Mean HR, beats/min85.1 (79.2-91.1)85.4 (79.9-91.4)84.2 (77.3-90.1)<0.001
 Mean respiratory rate, beats/minute16.7 (15.0-18.8)16.8 (15.1-18.8)16.5 (14.8-18.7)0.051
 Mean temperature, °C36.9 (36.6-37.2)36.9 (36.6-37.2)36.8 (36.5-37.2)<0.001
 Mean SpO2, %98.3 (97.3-99.0)98.3 (97.4-99.0)98.2 (97.3-98.9)0.111
Laboratory parameters
 WBC, 109/L11.8 (9.1-15.3)12.2 (9.4-15.6)10.9 (8.3-13.8)<0.001
 Hemoglobin, g/dL10.0 (8.9-11.2)10.0 (9.0-11.1)9.9 (8.7-11.3)0.351
 Platelet, 109/L156.5 (122.0-203.0)158.0 (125.0-202.0)152.0 (108.0-206.0)0.002
 Sodium, mmol/L137.0 (135.0-139.0)137.0 (135.0-139.0)137.0 (134.0-139.0)0.610
 Potassium, mmol/L4.3 (3.9-5.0)4.4 (3.9-5.0)4.2 (3.8-4.8)0.001
 Creatinine, μmol/L0.8 (0.7-1.0)0.8 (0.7-1.0)0.9 (0.7-1.1)<0.001
 Glucose, mg/dL135.0 (114.0-164.0)136.0 (114.0-164.0)135.0 (113.0-165.0)0.927
Management, (%)
 Mechanical ventilation2610 (96.5)1938 (96.6)672 (96.1)0.686
 CRRT45 (1.7)17 (0.8)28 (4.0)<0.001
 Vasopressor use2342 (86.5)1743 (86.8)599 (85.7)0.481
Severity of illness, points
 SOFA4.0 (3.0-6.0)4.0 (3.0-6.0)5.0 (3.0-7.0)<0.001
 SAPS II33.0 (27.0-40.0)32.0 (26.0-39.0)36.0 (29.0-43.0)<0.001
APTT, second35.2 (30.3-44.3)32.7 (29.1-36.5)54.8 (47.7-69.5)<0.001

PSM: propensity score matching; DM: diabetes mellitus; MI: myocardial infarction; CHF: congestive heart failure; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate; WBC: white blood cell; CRRT: continuous renal replacement therapy; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; SAPS II: Simplified Acute Physiology Score II; APTT: activated partial thromboplastin time.