Table 1

The patients’ preop characteristics

Ptnum	Gender	Age, years	Diabetes	PVD	Priority	CABG	Valve	LogEuroscore
1	Male	51	NIDDM	No	Urgent	Yes	No	0.88
2	Female	76	Non	No	Elective	Yes	Yes	6.19
3	Male	71	NIDDM	No	Elective	Yes	No	1.94
4	Male	82	Non	No	Elective	Yes	Yes	10.38
5	Male	74	Non	Yes	Urgent	Yes	No	14.1
6	Male	66	Non	No	Urgent	Yes	No	2.11
7	Male	63	Non	No	Elective	Yes	No	6.24
8	Male	76	NIDDM	No	Elective	Yes	No	2.69
9	Male	57	NIDDM	Yes	Elective	Yes	No	2.54
10	Male	74	NIDDM	Yes	Elective	Yes	No	4.45

CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; IDDM, Insulin dependent diabetes; NIDDM, non-insulin dependent diabetes; Ptnum, patient number; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.