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Table 4 Albumin kinetic parameters on postoperative day 3 after liver transplantation

From: Albumin mass balance and kinetics in liver transplantation

Variable

Value

Plasma albumin concentration (g/L)

26.4 ± 4.1

Plasma volume (L)

4.81 ± 1.02

Blood volume (L)

6.28 ± 1.28

Intravascular albumin mass (g)

128 ± 39

Cumulative perioperative albumin shift (g)

48 ± 33

Fractional synthesis rate (%/day)

17.2 ± 6.9

Absolute synthesis rate (mg/kg/day)

239 ± 84

Secretion time (min)

29 (25; 49)

Transcapillary escape rate (%/h)

5.9 ± 2.2

Absolute escape flow rate (g/h)

6.9 ± 2.7

  1. Secretion time is the time after start of tracer infusion when albumin labeled with L-2H5 phenylalanine starts to appear in peripheral blood