| Variable |
All Subjects (N = 221) |
No EACA (N = 44) |
EACA (N = 177) |
p |
| Mean ± SD |
Median |
Mean ± SD |
Median |
Mean ± SD |
Median |
| Age |
55.3 + 10.4 |
57.2 |
55.0 ± 11.9 |
58.6 |
55.4 ± 10.0 |
57.0 |
0.603 |
| Duration (hours) |
6.38 ± 1.80 |
6.06 |
5.81 ± 2.10 |
5.64 |
6.52 ± 1.69 |
6.17 |
0.006 |
| Initial Fibrinogen (mg/dL) |
225.4 ± 98.4 |
206 |
273.0 ± 102.8 |
263.5 |
213.5 ± 93.9 |
193 |
<0.001 |
| Post Fibrinogen |
188.4 ± 52.0 |
180 |
200.5 ± 64.1 |
188 |
185.4 ± 48.3 |
178 |
0.148 |
| Change in Fibrinogen |
36.5 ± 90.9 |
31.0 |
72.5 ± 87.0 |
77.5 |
27.5 ± 89.8 |
19.0 |
0.003 |
| Initial Creatinine |
1.27 ± 1.20 |
1.00 |
1.27 ± 1.99 |
0.85 |
1.27 ± 0.91 |
1.00 |
0.054 |
| Initial Tbili |
6.23 ± 7.82 |
3.40 |
5.49 ± 8.94 |
1.8 |
6.41 ± 7.53 |
3.70 |
<0.001 |
| Initial INR |
1.72 ± 0.68 |
1.59 |
1.58 ± 0.56 |
1.45 |
1.75 ± 0.71 |
1.60 |
0.003 |
| MELD score |
17.5 ± 7.92 |
16.9 |
13.8 ± 8.63 |
12.1 |
18.4 ± 7.49 |
17.8 |
<0.001 |
| Categorical Variables |
n of N = 221 |
% All Subjects |
N of N=44 |
% No EACA |
N of N=177 |
% EACA |
p |
| Sex (% Male) |
139 |
62.9% |
29 |
65.9% |
110 |
62.1% |
0.729 |
| RBC |
190 |
86.0% |
32 |
72.7% |
158 |
89.3% |
0.005 |
| Cell Saver |
17 |
7.69% |
2 |
4.55% |
15 |
8.48% |
0.535 |
| FFP |
189 |
85.5% |
18 |
59.1% |
163 |
92.1% |
<0.001 |
| Platlets |
119 |
53.9% |
9 |
20.5% |
110 |
62.2% |
<0.001 |
| Factor 7 |
18 |
8.14% |
4 |
9.09% |
14 |
7.91% |
0.762 |
| Liver & Kidney |
19 |
8.60% |
3 |
6.82% |
16 |
9.04% |
0.772 |
| Retransplant |
17 |
7.69% |
3 |
6.82% |
14 |
7.91% |
1.000 |
| Thrombus |
19 |
8.60% |
7 |
15.9% |
12 |
6.78% |
0.070 |
| Mortality |
6 |
2.71% |
1 |
2.27% |
5 |
2.73% |
1.000 |
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