Cardiopulmonary bypass with brain perfusion for renal cell carcinoma with caval thrombosis

Table 3 Comparison in terms of intra- and peri-operative characteristics between the 2 groups

Intra- and post-operative variables	sCPB	CPB+BP	P
CPB time (min)	92.5 ± 35.7	76.1 ± 18.5	NS
Aortic Clamp time (min)	30.8 ± 15.8	26.5 ± 19.6	NS
Circulatory arrest time (min)	13.7 ± 8.9	17.4 ± 5.3	NS
Minimum temperature (°C)	26.4 ± 2.5	29.9 ± 1.9	0.001
Intraoperative blood units transfused (no.)	12 (4-12)	13.2 (6-20)	NS
ICU stay (in days)	2 (2-2)	2.7 (1-3)	NS
Hospital stay (in days)	27 (22-57)	21 (10-25)	NS
Post-operative Cr > 2 mg/dL	4/9 (44.4%)	5/15 (33.3%)	NS
Post-operative GOT or GPT > 50 U/L	4/9 (44.4%)	8/15 (53.3%)	NS
Post-operative bleeding	5/9 (55.6%)	8/15 (53.3%)	NS
Peri-operative mortality	1/11 (11.1%)	2/15 (13.3%)	NS

CPB: Cardiopulmonary by-pass. NS: not significant; GOT: Glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase; GPT: Glutamic-pyruvic transaminase.