Comparison of New Technology Integrated and Nonintegrated Arterial Filters Used in Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery: A Randomized, Prospective, and Single Blind Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the study groups.

	Group NI (𝑛=18)	Group I (𝑛=18)	P value
Age (yr)	63.1±11.3	64.4±9.7	𝑃>0.05
Female/male	5/13	5/13	𝑃>0.05
Height (cm)	168.2±6.3	167.7±7.1	𝑃>0.05
Weight (kg)	82.1±12.5	76.0±11.9	𝑃>0.05
Diabetes mellitus	8/18	8/18	𝑃>0.05
Hypertension	13/18	14/18	𝑃>0.05
Hyperlipidemia	6/18	9/18	𝑃>0.05
Tobacco use	9/18	13/18	𝑃>0.05
Alcohol use	1/18	1/18	𝑃>0.05
CCS grading
I-II	17/18	17/18	𝑃>0.05
III-IV	1/18	1/18	𝑃>0.05
NYHA classification
I-II	15/18	17/18	𝑃>0.05
III-IV	3/18	1/18	𝑃>0.05
Preoperative ejection fraction (%)	61.3±6.1	60.2±5.5	𝑃>0.05

CCS: Canadian cardiovascular society; NYHA: New York heart association.