Cardiology Research, ISSN 1923-2829 print, 1923-2837 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 3, Number 5, October 2012, pages 209-213


Clopidogrel Within Few Hours of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Does Significantly Increase the Risk of Bleeding

Tables

Table 1. Preoperative and Intraoperrative Variable
 
Clopidogrel group (65 cases)No Clopedogril group (206 cases)P value
TIA: Transient ischemic attacks; C.R.F: Chronic renal failure; P.V.D: Peripheral vascular disease; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; BMI: Body mass index.
The average age64.9 years (range, 39 to 83 years)63.2 years (range, 36 to 80 years)
Male401460.157
Female2560
Age57.3610.440
Diabetes261000.228
C.R.F120.562
P.V.D5150.548
COPD12290.389
Smoking421520.152
Heamoglubin11.912.30.155
X Clamp time (minutes)39360.126
Bypass time (minutes)76830.190
No of grafts2.73.10.359
Steroid use350.294
Obesity (BMI > 25 kg/m2)8110.056

 

Table 2. Results
 
GroupTotal
Clopedogril GroupNo Clopedogril Group
*Cryo. Transfusion, Blood Transfusion, FFP Transfusion, Platelets Transfusion, Platelets Transfusion = (Units)
Blood Transfusion< 0.001
1 - 20 (0.0)186 (90.3)
320 (30.8)20 (9.7)
4 - 545 (69.2)0 (0.0)
FFP Transfusion< 0.001
4 - 616 (24.6)206 (100.0)
8 - 1049 (75.4)0 (0.0)
Cryo Transfusion< 0.001
00 (0.0)206 (100.0)
6 - 865 (100.0)0 (0.0)
Platelets Transfusion< 0.001
4.000 (0.0)170 (82.5)
6.0025 (38.5)36 (17.5)
10.0040 (61.5)0 (0.0)
Mediastinal drainage, mean (SD), median (mL)1230.6 (118.5);1210.0791.3 (117.4); 785.0< 0.001
ITU stay (days)3.33.10.151
Total Hospital stay (days)7.17.140.187
Re-exploration-Number of patients9 (13.8%)6 (2.9%)0.001