Table 2. Laboratory Variables
Values are expressed as mean ± SD.
Normal ranges: hemoglobin, men: 13.5–18 g/dl, women: 12–16 g/dl; platelet count: 150–400 × 109/l; prothrombin time (international normalized ratio [INR]):≤ 1.2; activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT):≤ 38 s; fibrinogen: 1.8–3.5 g/l; creatinine, men: 0.5–1.1 mg/dl, women: 0.5–0.9 mg/dl, factor VIII:C: 50–200%, von Willeband factor antigen: 50–150%, ristocetin cofactor: 50–150%.
Baseline = before induction of anesthesia; HES = hydroxyethyl starch; 24 h ICU = 24 h after arrival in the intensive care unit; ND = not done; POD 7 = postoperative day 7.