Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients in study (n = 41)

Age - yrs

67 (60-72)

Male sex - no. (%)

32 (78)

Co-morbidities

Diabetes Mellitus (requiring OHGs or insulin) - no. (%)

10 (24)

Smoking status reported as active - no. (%)

5 (12)

Hypertension

30 (73)

Renal insufficiency

8 (20)

Medication use - no. (%)

Statin

22 (54)

NSAID

2 (5)

ACE Inhibitor

13 (32)

Details of Surgery

CPB time - mins*

132 (113-148)

Cross-clamp time - mins*

107 (93-122)

Temperature (low) - degrees Celsius*

32.2 (31.6-33.1)

Blood transfusion within 0-6 hrs of CPB initiation

10 (24)

Postoperative course

Delta creatinine (baseline - immediate postoperative; μmol/L)*

3 (-2,12)

Any renal replacement therapy - no. (%)

0 (0)

Documented infection in CVICU - no. (%)

1 (2)

Patients in receipt of antibiotic therapy - no. (%)

4 (10)

Severity of Illness

APACHE II score

22 (4.4)

MODS postoperative day 0

6.2 (2.2)

MODS postoperative day 1

0.82 (1.5)

MODS postoperative day 2

0.63 (1.4)

MODS postoperative day 3

0.34 (1.2)

Ventilator use in days - no. (%)

1 day

36 (88)

2 days

3 (7)

3 days

1 (2)

11 days

1 (2)

Length of stay in ICU - days*

2 (2-5)

Length of hospitalization*

8 (7-10)