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Table 2 Cumulative balance of albumin, fluids and body weight from baseline before surgery until third postoperative day in patients (n = 10) subjected to major abdominal surgery

From: Leakage of albumin in major abdominal surgery

Cumulative balance

End of surgery

POD 1 06:00

POD 2 06:00

POD 3 06:00

p a

Albumin (g)

–17.7 ± 11.8**

–20.7 ± 9.1b

–20.9 ± 17.5c

–20.3 ± 21.8b

0.0004

Fluids (liters)

2.21 ± 0.81**

4.43 ± 1.09c **

5.38 ± 1.97c

4.59 ± 2.33c

<0.0001

Body weight (kg)

 

2.9 ± 1.4c ***

3.8 ± 1.7c

3.2 ± 2.7c

<0.0001

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Starting from the preoperative baseline (zero), data were analyzed simultaneously using repeated measures ANOVA with Bonferroni correction for simultaneously multiple testing of differences between consecutive time points and differences from baseline
  2. a p values refer to the ANOVA of all data
  3. **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, versus previous time point; b p < 0.01 compared to baseline; c p < 0.001 compared to baseline
  4. POD postoperative day
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