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Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics

From: Remote ischaemic preconditioning versus sham procedure for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: an external feasibility randomized controlled trial

 

Randomised allocation

RIC (n = 34)

SHAM (n = 35)

Age (years)

72 (6)

72 (7)

Creatinine (ÎĽmol/L)

102 (52)

91 (19)

Urea (mmol/L)

7 (4)

6 (2)

Hb (g/dL)

14 (2)

14 (2)

Albumin (g/L)

37 (5)

37 (4)

Anaerobic threshold (ml/kg/min)

12 (2)

13 (2)

VO2 max (ml/kg/min)

14 (3)

17 (6)

VE/VCO2 (l/l)

33 (6)

31 (4)

V-POSSUM

19 (4)

19 (4)

ACEI

20 (59 %)

17 (49 %)

Statin

26 (77 %)

25 (71 %)

Beta-blocker

12 (35 %)

11 (31 %)

Hypertension

26 (77 %)

25 (71 %)

Ischaemic heart disease

13 (38 %)

9 (26 %)

Cerebrovascular disease

6 (18 %)

7 (20 %)

Congestive cardiac failure

5 (15 %)

1 (3 %)

Predicted complex EVAR

10 (29 %)

1 (3 %)

  1. Data are shown as mean (SD) or n (%) as appropriate, unless indicated otherwise
  2. VO2 Max is the maximal oxygen uptake in 1 min during maximal exhaustive exercise
  3. VE/VCO2 is the ventilatory equivalent for carbon dioxide (an indicator of ventilatory efficiency)
  4. V-POSSUM stands for the risk profile measured by the Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and Morbidity
  5. ACEI = angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
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