Blood Loss
There was no difference in estimated blood loss (mL/kg) and calculated
blood loss (mL/kg) between the two groups (Table 4). Intraoperative
calculated blood loss overall for all patients was 34 mL/kg, which
equated to 44% blood volume loss. Postoperative calculated blood loss
was 12 mL/kg for the entire study cohort, amounting to 15% blood volume
loss. There was slightly more drain output recorded in the EACA group
during the 48 to 72 postoperative hours but no difference was observed
for total drain output.