Table 4. Percent Variations over Time 1 of Platelet Counts and Hemostatic Variables Adjusted for Dilution
All variables are expressed as mean and 95% confidence limits of the mean. Time 2 = 5 min after the administration of heparin; time 3 = 10 min after arrival in intensive care unit; time 4 = 24 h after the end of surgery. Platelet counts at times 2, 3, and 4 are adjusted for the changes in hematocrit concentration; the remaining variables are adjusted at times 2, 3, and 4 for the changes in plasma IgG concentrations.
*P = 0.001.
CABG = coronary artery bypass graft; IgG = immunoglobulin G; OPCAB = off-pump artery bypass graft.