Table 1 Preoperative baseline characteristics of the study population

Height (median [IQR])

170.00 [165.00, 175.00]

170.00 [165.00, 175.00]

0.642

Weight (median [IQR])

80.00 [70.00, 90.00]

80.00 [70.00, 90.00]

0.440

Age (median [IQR])

70.00 [60.00, 75.00]

70.00 [60.00, 75.00]

0.724

Male (n (%))

535 (82.8)

62 (80.5)

0.731

EuroScore II^a (median [IQR])

1.50 [1.00, 2.60]

1.70 [1.10, 3.10]

0.111

Preexisting Conditions

Lung Disease (n (%))

63 (9.8)

4 (5.2)

0.273

Art. Hypertension (n (%))

96 (76.8)

54 (70.1)

0.249

Diabetes (n (%))

184 (28.5)

24 (31.2)

0.720

Renal Dysfunction (n (%))

81 (12.5)

16 (20.8)

0.067

Hemoglobin preoperative (g/dl) (median [IQR])

13.40 [12.60, 14.40]

13.50 [12.00, 14.40]

0.515

Premedication

Betablockers (n (%))

415 (64.2)

42 (54.5)

0.123

ACE Inhibitors (n (%))

267 (41.3)

29 (37.7)

0.620

Statins (n (%))

493 (76.3)

56 (72.7)

0.579