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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Effect of liver resection-induced increases in hepatic venous pressure gradient on development of postoperative acute kidney injury

  

∆HVPG ≥1 mmHg

(n = 12)

∆HVPG ≤0 mmHg

(n = 9)

p - Value

Age, yrs

73

[62, 79]

70

[52, 73]

0.027

Height, cm

172

(7)

171

(11)

0.841

Weight, kg

74

(13)

79

(18)

0.458

Sex, no. (%)

 

Men

2

(17)

6

(67)

0.375

 

Woman

10

(83)

3

(33)

 

Comorbidities, no. (%)

 

Arterial Hypertension

5

(42)

2

(29)

0.373

 

NIDDM

1

(0)

1

(14)

0.667

 

Pulmonary

0

(0)

2

(29)

0.076

 

NASH

4

(33)

2

(29)

0.488

Type of Surgery, no. (%)

    

0.005

 

Hemihepatectomy

10

(83)

2

(22)

 
 

Partial Liver Resection

2

(17)

7

(78)

 

Laboratory Parameters

 

Bilirubin, mg/dL

1

[0.7; 1.4]

0.5

[0.4; 0.7]

0.002

 

ASAT, U/L

49

[23; 82]

44

[24; 28]

0.336

 

ALAT, U/L

35

[21; 61]

27

[14; 45]

0.546

 

Creatinine, mg/dL

0.8

(0.2)

0.9

(0.1)

0.819

 

CRP, mg/dL

0.2

[0.1; 0.3]

0.7

[0.1; 0.8]

0.722

 

Albumin, g/L

34.0

(3)

36.0

(4)

0.728

 

Prothrombin Time, %

73

(11)

87

(16)

0.259

 

Cholinesterase, kU/L

4.9

(1.0)

6.8

(1.5)

0.108

 

Platelets, G/dL

137

(37)

190

(46)

0.018

 

vWF, %

176

[114; 200]

186

[159; 285]

1.000

 

RiCo, %

154

(49)

153

(61)

0.606

 

Fibrinogen, mg/dL

300

(68)

348

(146)

0.163

  1. Summary statistics of patient characteristics are presented as counts, percentages of patients, means (±SD), and median [25th percentile, 75th percentile]. All P-values are for unpaired Student’s-t tests, Mann-Whitney-U test or chi-square tests as appropriate. NIDDM, non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; NASH; non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; ASAT, aspartate aminotransaminase; ALAT, alanine aminotransaminase; CRP, C-reactive protein; vWF, von Willebrand factor; RiCo, Ristocetin cofactor
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