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Table 5 Postoperative outcomes

From: Bicarbonate ringer’s solution could improve the intraoperative acid-base equilibrium and reduce hepatocellular enzyme levels after deceased donor liver transplantation: a randomized controlled study

 

Acetate group (n = 34)

Bicarbonate group (n = 35)

P value

ICU discharge a

4 (3–7)

4 (2–7)

0.339

Hospital discharge a

15 (11–24)

15 (10–24)

0.926

AST (IU/L)

   

 postoperative day 7

318.5 ± 176.8

247.5 ± 162.5

0.0000

 postoperative day 30

23.4 ± 15.5

21 ± 12.8

0.707

Bilirubin (µmol/L)

   

 postoperative day 7

48.1 ± 23.4

47.5 ± 22.7

0.229

 postoperative day 30

14.0 ± 7.5

14.0 ± 7.4

0.479

γ-GT (IU/L)

   

 postoperative day 7

302.2 ± 102.4

268.1 ± 87.9

0.157

 postoperative day 30

200 ± 69.0

178 ± 58.4

0.949

INR

   

 postoperative day 7

1.2 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.2

0.644

 postoperative day 30

1.1 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.1

0.735

Creatinine (µmol/L)

   

 postoperative day 7

97.2 ± 27.2

92.8 ± 20.1

0.139

 postoperative day 30

90.2 ± 22.5

82.2 ± 16.3

0.019

Renal replacement therapy

   

 postoperative day 7 b

3 (8)

3 (9)

0.970

 postoperative day 30 b

4 (12)

3 (9)

0.581

  1. Data are represented as the mean ± SD, unless indicated otherwise. SD, standard deviation
  2. a Values are the median (IQR)
  3. b Values in parentheses are percentages