|
Experimental groups and baseline characteristics. |
||||
| Group |
N |
Gender (male/female) |
Body weight (kg)1 |
P2 |
|
|
||||
| LT |
6 |
2/4 |
33.8 [29.0 – 45.0] |
|
| PH |
6 |
2/4 |
33.8 [27.0 – 45.5] |
1.000 |
| PH/TIPS |
6 |
5/1 |
29.5 [24.0 – 44.9] |
0.240 |
|
1Weights expressed as median [range]. 2Comparison to LT with P < 0.05 (Mann-Whitney U test) considered significant. Abbreviations: LT, laparotomy; PH, partial hepatectomy; TIPS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. | ||||
Wege et al. Comparative Hepatology 2007 6:6 doi:10.1186/1476-5926-6-6 |
||||