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Table 4 Analysis of risk factors for postoperative hyperbilirubinaemia

From: Hyperbilirubinaemia after major thoracic surgery: comparison between open-heart surgery and oesophagectomy

 

C group

E group

 

non-HYB

HYB

Non-HYB

HYB

 

(n = 65)

(n = 68)

(n = 27)

(n = 47)

Age (years)

58 ± 1.4

62 ± 1.3

57 ± 1.7

60 ± 1.1

Sex (male/female)

39/26

39/29

17/10

39/8

Operative time (min)

465 ± 24

571 ± 26*

415 ± 17

493 ± 20*

Transfusion (ml)

2000 ± 260

3426 ± 441*

277 ± 73

890 ± 201

Preoperative TB (mg/dl)

0.6 ± 0.03

0.9 ± 0.09*

0.7 ± 0.06

0.7 ± 0.04

Preoperative conjugated bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.2 ± 0.01

0.3 ± 0.03*

0.2 ± 0.02

0.2 ± 0.01

Preoperative alanine aminotransferase (IU/l)

18 ± 1.3

19 ± 2.5

15 ± 2.1

22 ± 3.1

Preoperative aspartate aminotransferase (IU/l)

16 ± 0.8

22 ± 2.9

16 ± 1.7

20 ± 1.9

Preoperative lactate dehydrogenase (IU/l)

274 ± 11.2

367 ± 45.6

231 ± 11.6

255 ± 17.0

Preoperative alkaline phosphatase (IU/l)

117 ± 5.5

128 ± 8.9

113 ± 7.1

121 ± 5.3

Hepatatis C virus positive

3

10

2

5

Preoperative HYP

0

2

0

0

  1. Patients in group C were subjected to open-heart surgery; patients in group E were subjected to oesophagectomy. Data are expressed as mean ± standard error. *P<0.05, versus patients without hyperbilirubinaemia (HYB).