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Table 1 Study population and baseline characteristics

From: Effect of low-dose exogenous surfactant on infants with acute respiratory distress syndrome after cardiac surgery: a retrospective analysis

Characteristic

Surfactant

n = 22

Control

n = 22

P Value

Age (months)

5.5(±1.6)

5.3(±1.8)

0.698

Weight (kg)

6.2(±1.2)

6.3(±1.5)

0.808

Sex (male/female)

13/9

12/10

0.585

RACHS-1 II (%)

7(31.8)

7(31.8)

 

RACHS-1 III (%)

8(36.3)

8(36.3)

 

RACHS-1 IV (%)

7(31.8)

7(31.8)

 

Total on-pump time (min)

146.8(±44.5)

138.4(±35.8)

0.382

Aortic clamping time (min)

57.3(±18.1)

52.3(±15.2)

0.326

Time of inclusion (days after operation)

3.0(±1.6)

2.9(±1.4)

0.826

OI

13.9(±3.8)

13.2(±3.2)

0.512

VI

42.4(±7.6)

40.6(±8.4)

0.460

PaO2/FiO2

88.5(±15.4)

90.3(±17.5)

0.719

PaCO2

43.0(±5.8)

45.8(±7.5)

0.173

SOFA score

10.5(±2.9)

11.2(±3.1)

0.325

Use of neuromuscular blockers (%)

12(54.5)

14(63.6)

0.106

Vasopressor use (%)

22(100)

22(100)

 

Body temperature (°C)

36.5(±0.4)

36.4(±0.5)

0.468

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

44.6(±18.4)

47.2(±15.6)

0.616

White cell count (109/L)

13.4(±4.2)

12.1(±3.8)

0.288

CRP (mg/L)

58.6(±20.7)

49.2(±16.1)

0.100

Latate (mmol/L)

1.1(±0.4)

0.8(±0.3)

0.013

Creatinine (umol/L)

64.8(±32.2)

72.1(±20.5)

0.375

Clinical pneumonia+ CPB injury (%)

10(45.5)

12(54.5)

0.818

 Proved pneumonia (%)

7(31.8)

9(40.9)

0.358

  Viral, non-RSV (%)

2(9)

3(13.6)

0.000

  RSV (%)

1(4.5)

2(9)

0.000

  Bacterial (%)

3(13.6)

4(18)

0.003

CPB injury (%)

12(54.5)

10(45.5)

0.818

  1. Surfactant: patients who had ARDS after cardiac surgery received standard treatment plus exogenous surfactant. Control: patients who had ARDS after cardiac surgery received standard treatment only. The data are presented as mean ± standard; qualitative data are presented as numbers (%)
  2. RACHS-1 risk adjustment congenital heart surgery-1, CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, VI ventilation index, OI oxygenation index