Table 2

Clinical chemistry.

Parameter
Hours
LT (n = 6)
PH (n = 6)
P1
PH/TIPS (n = 6)
P1

Albumin (g/l)
0
39 [30 – 43]
40 [38 – 43]
0.485
41 [35 – 41]
0.818

24
42 [33 – 43]
38 [35 – 39]
0.329
36 [31 – 39]
0.082

48
39 [31 – 42]
39 [34 – 41]
0.931
36 [33 – 40]
0.429

72
38 [28 – 40]
36 [30 – 39]
0.589
32 [28 – 35]
0.132
Bilirubin (mg/dl)
0
0.2 [0.2 – 0.2]
0.2 [0.2 – 0.2]
1.000
0.2 [0.2 – 0.2]
1.000

24
0.2 [0.2 – 0.4]
0.7 [0.3 – 1.3]
0.009
1.1 [0.5 – 1.9]
0.004

48
0.2 [0.2 – 0.4]
0.8 [0.4 – 1.5]
0.004
1.3 [0.3 – 5.7]
0.009

72
0.2 [0.2 – 0.2]
0.6 [0.4 – 1.3]
0.002
1.7 [1.2 – 5.5]
0.002
AST (U/l)
0
21 [8 – 29]
13 [9 – 47]
0.537
16 [9 – 21]
0.310

24
69 [38 – 200]
410 [271 – 685]
0.004
827 [206 – 1237]
0.004

48
47 [33 – 147]
424 [157 – 860]
0.004
912 [729 – 2144]
0.004

72
37 [21 – 94]
259 [102 – 642]
0.002
692 [363 – 1976]
0.002
ALT (U/l)
0
23 [18 – 47]
28 [18 – 67]
0.589
23 [18 – 37]
0.937

24
33 [26 – 67]
87 [33 – 141]
0.030
90 [48 – 222]
0.017

48
32 [23 – 55]
84 [32 – 174]
0.017
153 [72 – 1321]
0.004

72
38 [17 – 48]
62 [28 – 108]
0.052
120 [71 – 207]
0.002

1Comparison to LT with P < 0.05 (Mann-Whitney U test) considered significant. Values expressed as median [range]. Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; LT, laparotomy; PH, partial hepatectomy; TIPS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.

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