Table 7 Multivariate generalized linear gamma regression explaining the cardiac patients' length of intensive care unit stay (days)

(Intercept)

0.414

0.350

0.490

< 0.001

Sex = male

1.028

0.955

1.105

0.463

Age (years)

1.005

1.002

1.007

< 0.001

Required inotropic support in the ITU/OR

1.223

1.124

1.330

< 0.001

Body mass type: obese or overweight

1.032

0.967

1.101

0.347

Aortic cross-clamp time in minutes

1.013

1.010

1.015

< 0.001

First 24 h total blood loss (cc)

1.001

1.000

1.001

< 0.001

EUROSCORE

1.043

1.001

1.086

0.046