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Table 4 Postoperative liver function

From: Effect of preoperative chemotherapy on postoperative liver regeneration following hepatic resection as estimated by liver volume

Laboratory data (mean ± SE)

Living liver donor (n = 5)

Without chemotherapy (n = 9)

With chemotherapy (n = 8)

p value*

T-Bill (mg/dl)

    

Preoperative

0.69 ± 0.05

0.77 ± 0.18

0.45 ± 0.04

0.03

5 postoperative days

1.64 ± 0.44

1.42 ± 0.27

1.28 ± 0.27

0.81

Early period

0.93 ± 0.20

0.80 ± 0.21

1.60 ± 1.02

0.61

Late period

0.79 ± 0.11

0.72 ± 0.08

0.74 ± 0.08

0.97

PT-INR

    

Preoperative

0.97 ± 0.02

0.96 ± 0.02

0.97 ± 0.03

0.82

5 postoperative days

1.11 ± 0.03

1.12 ± 0.03

1.10 ± 0.04

0.81

Early period

1.07 ± 0.05

1.01 ± 0.03

1.05 ± 0.04

0.68

Late period

0.95 ± 0.01

0.94 ± 0.03

1.02 ± 0.03

0.19

Plt ( × 10 3 μl)

    

Preoperative

25.7 ± 1.6

22.5 ± 1.3

25.3 ± 1.9

0.35

5 postoperative days

19.7 ± 1.4

16.8 ± 1.3

16.8 ± 2.0

0.4

Early period

25.7 ± 1.9

16.8 ± 1.3

26.6 ± 3.7

0.16

Late period

22.1 ± 0.9

20.2 ± 2.9

19.4 ± 2.2

0.1

Alb (g/Dl)

    

Preoperative

4.3 ± 0.1

4.0 ± 0.2

3.9 ± 0.2

0.22

5 postoperative days

3.1 ± 0.1

3.1 ± 0.1

2.9 ± 0.1

0.55

Early period

3.6 ± 0.2

3.5 ± 0.2

3.5 ± 0.2

0.74

Late period

4.2 ± 0.1

3.9 ± 0.2

3.4 ± 0.3

0.003

  1. p values* compare variables by the Kruskal-Wallis test among the three groups.