Table 1:

Pre- and intraoperative features of the study patients

Variable
Recipients
 Mean age (years)48.2 ± 12.7
 Females42 (31.5%)
 Mean weight (kg)66.1 ± 12.8
 Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy68 (51.1%)
 Ischaemic cardiomyopathy37 (27.8%)
 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy11 (8.2%)
 Other aetiologies17 (12.9%)
 PVR (Wood Units)2.7 ± 1.3
 Postcardiotomy shock3 (2.2%)
 Status 124 (18.0%)
 Preoperative IABP12 (9.0%)
 Preoperative VA-ECMO6 (4.5%)
 Preoperative LVAD6 (4.5%)
 Previous cardiac surgery36 (27.0%)
Donors
 Mean age (years)43.8 ± 12.7
 Donor age ≥60 years21 (15.7%)
 Females55 (41.3%)
 Mean weight (kg)75.3 ± 13.2
 Mean LOS in ICU (days)4.1 ± 4.6
 No inotropes15 (11.2%)
 High-dose inotropes5 (3.7%)
 Norepinephrine infusion51 (38.3%)
 Recipient and donor aged ≥60 years9 (6.7%)
 Female donor/male recipient23 (17.2%)
 Weight <30% recipient3 (2.2%)
Transplantation data
 Mean ischaemic time (min)187.9 ± 52.6
 Mean AXC time (min)97.8 ± 25.5
 Mean CPB time (min)216.2 ± 79.7
Variable
Recipients
 Mean age (years)48.2 ± 12.7
 Females42 (31.5%)
 Mean weight (kg)66.1 ± 12.8
 Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy68 (51.1%)
 Ischaemic cardiomyopathy37 (27.8%)
 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy11 (8.2%)
 Other aetiologies17 (12.9%)
 PVR (Wood Units)2.7 ± 1.3
 Postcardiotomy shock3 (2.2%)
 Status 124 (18.0%)
 Preoperative IABP12 (9.0%)
 Preoperative VA-ECMO6 (4.5%)
 Preoperative LVAD6 (4.5%)
 Previous cardiac surgery36 (27.0%)
Donors
 Mean age (years)43.8 ± 12.7
 Donor age ≥60 years21 (15.7%)
 Females55 (41.3%)
 Mean weight (kg)75.3 ± 13.2
 Mean LOS in ICU (days)4.1 ± 4.6
 No inotropes15 (11.2%)
 High-dose inotropes5 (3.7%)
 Norepinephrine infusion51 (38.3%)
 Recipient and donor aged ≥60 years9 (6.7%)
 Female donor/male recipient23 (17.2%)
 Weight <30% recipient3 (2.2%)
Transplantation data
 Mean ischaemic time (min)187.9 ± 52.6
 Mean AXC time (min)97.8 ± 25.5
 Mean CPB time (min)216.2 ± 79.7

High dose inotropes: intravenous dopamine ≥10 μg/kg/min. PVR: basal pulmonary vascular resistance; IABP: intra-aortic balloon pump; VA-ECMO: veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; LVAD: left ventricular assist device; LOS: length of stay; ICU: intensive care unit; AXC: aortic cross clamping; CPB: cardiopulmonary bypass.

Table 1:

Pre- and intraoperative features of the study patients

Variable
Recipients
 Mean age (years)48.2 ± 12.7
 Females42 (31.5%)
 Mean weight (kg)66.1 ± 12.8
 Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy68 (51.1%)
 Ischaemic cardiomyopathy37 (27.8%)
 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy11 (8.2%)
 Other aetiologies17 (12.9%)
 PVR (Wood Units)2.7 ± 1.3
 Postcardiotomy shock3 (2.2%)
 Status 124 (18.0%)
 Preoperative IABP12 (9.0%)
 Preoperative VA-ECMO6 (4.5%)
 Preoperative LVAD6 (4.5%)
 Previous cardiac surgery36 (27.0%)
Donors
 Mean age (years)43.8 ± 12.7
 Donor age ≥60 years21 (15.7%)
 Females55 (41.3%)
 Mean weight (kg)75.3 ± 13.2
 Mean LOS in ICU (days)4.1 ± 4.6
 No inotropes15 (11.2%)
 High-dose inotropes5 (3.7%)
 Norepinephrine infusion51 (38.3%)
 Recipient and donor aged ≥60 years9 (6.7%)
 Female donor/male recipient23 (17.2%)
 Weight <30% recipient3 (2.2%)
Transplantation data
 Mean ischaemic time (min)187.9 ± 52.6
 Mean AXC time (min)97.8 ± 25.5
 Mean CPB time (min)216.2 ± 79.7
Variable
Recipients
 Mean age (years)48.2 ± 12.7
 Females42 (31.5%)
 Mean weight (kg)66.1 ± 12.8
 Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy68 (51.1%)
 Ischaemic cardiomyopathy37 (27.8%)
 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy11 (8.2%)
 Other aetiologies17 (12.9%)
 PVR (Wood Units)2.7 ± 1.3
 Postcardiotomy shock3 (2.2%)
 Status 124 (18.0%)
 Preoperative IABP12 (9.0%)
 Preoperative VA-ECMO6 (4.5%)
 Preoperative LVAD6 (4.5%)
 Previous cardiac surgery36 (27.0%)
Donors
 Mean age (years)43.8 ± 12.7
 Donor age ≥60 years21 (15.7%)
 Females55 (41.3%)
 Mean weight (kg)75.3 ± 13.2
 Mean LOS in ICU (days)4.1 ± 4.6
 No inotropes15 (11.2%)
 High-dose inotropes5 (3.7%)
 Norepinephrine infusion51 (38.3%)
 Recipient and donor aged ≥60 years9 (6.7%)
 Female donor/male recipient23 (17.2%)
 Weight <30% recipient3 (2.2%)
Transplantation data
 Mean ischaemic time (min)187.9 ± 52.6
 Mean AXC time (min)97.8 ± 25.5
 Mean CPB time (min)216.2 ± 79.7

High dose inotropes: intravenous dopamine ≥10 μg/kg/min. PVR: basal pulmonary vascular resistance; IABP: intra-aortic balloon pump; VA-ECMO: veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; LVAD: left ventricular assist device; LOS: length of stay; ICU: intensive care unit; AXC: aortic cross clamping; CPB: cardiopulmonary bypass.

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