Primary endpoint
Demographic data, details of the surgical procedure, operation time,
aortic cross-clamp time, coagulation test results, mean platelet volume,
platelet count, IPC and IPF, erythrocyte and whole blood transfusions,
and length of hospital stay were recorded. The association between need
for transfusion and the values of IPC, IPF, MPV and platelet count was
the primary outcome measure of this study.