Table 5 Preoperative and postoperative laboratory values in surviving andnonsurviving patients requiring critical care services during postoperativecare
From: The critically ill patient after hepatobiliary surgery
Laboratory values | All patients (n = 32) | Survivors (n = 20) | Nonsurvivors (n = 12) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Preoperative | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Albumin (g/dl) |   3.5 ± 0.7 |   3.7 ± 0.7 |   3.2 ± 0.7 | 0.056 |
   Prothrombin time (s) | 12.6 ± 1.1 | 12.2 ± 0.9 | 13.1 ± 1.2 | 0.025 |
   Total bilirubin (mg/dl) |   3.5 ± 6.4 |   4.5 ± 7.6 |   1.8 ± 3.4 | 0.263 |
   Creatinine (mg/dl) |   1.1 ± 0.3 |   1.1 ± 0.3 |   1.0 ± 0.4 | 0.263 |
   White blood cells (cells/mm³) | 9228 ± 6452 | 8005 ± 3384 | 11267 ± 9501 | 0.170 |
Postoperative | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Albumin low (g/dl) | 2.1 ± 0.4 | 2.2 ± 0.5 | 1.9 ± 0.4 | 0.055 |
   Prothrombin time high (s) | 16.7 ± 3.0 | 15.8 ± 2.6 | 18.3 ± 3.1 | 0.021 |
   Total bilirubin high (mg/dl) | 6.9 ± 6.3 | 6.9 ± 7.5 | 6.9 ± 3.6 | 0.998 |
   Creatinine high (mg/dl) | 1.9 ± 1.0 | 1.6 ± 0.8 | 2.2 ± 1.3 | 0.102 |
   White blood cells high (cells/mm³) | 20547 ± 8467 | 17905 ± 6055 | 24950 ± 10240 | 0.020 |