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Table 2 Cumulative balance of albumin, fluid balance, and changes in body weight in patients (n = 11) undergoing liver transplantation

From: Albumin mass balance and kinetics in liver transplantation

 

End of surgery

Postoperative day 3

ANOVA

Albumin balance (g)

49 ± 18

p < 0.0001a

71 ± 33

p = 0.041a, p < 0.0001b

p < 0.0001

Fluid balance (L)

1.90 ± 1.04

p = 0.0003a

3.44 ± 4.30

p = 0.53a, p = 0.058b

p = 0.0484

Body weight (kg)

2.39 ± 1.98

p = 0.0064a

4.73 ± 4.05

p = 0.15a, p = 0.0080b

p = 0.0033

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or median (range). The baseline is zero in all parameters but is not presented. Baseline body weight is adjusted for differences in weight of the recipient’s original liver and the donor liver, and for the major amounts of ascites
  2. ANOVA analysis of variance
  3. aThe p value for comparison with the previous time point
  4. bThe p value compared to baseline. Statistical analysis was performed by repeated measures ANOVA with Tukey’s test for post-hoc multiple comparisons between all three measurement time points
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