Original Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2011; 17(7): 906-913
Published online Feb 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i7.906
Table 5 Lab data and performance status of patients before and after intervention
Before intervention
One year after intervention
P valueSig
meanSDmeanSD
Patients with occluded shunts (n = 3)
ALT (N = 7-40 IU/L)70.3375.07029.6624.66> 0.05NS
AST (N = 7-37 IU/L)4224.24042.3332.51> 0.05NS
Total bilirubin (N = 0.2-1.2 mg/dL)2.92.9401.260.832> 0.05NS
Direct bilirubin (N = 0-0.3 mg/dL)1.531.5600.530.577> 0.05NS
Albumin (N = 3.5-5.3 g/dL)3.70.8003.560.901> 0.05NS
Performance status3.330.5772.001.730> 0.05NS
Patients with patent shunts (n = 22)
ALT (N = 7-40 IU/L)66.95117.26526.458.528< 0.05S
AST (N = 7-37 IU/L)53.9533.83232.229.586< 0.01HS
Total bilirubin (N = 0.2-1.2 mg/dL)2.8183.1981.210.414< 0.01HS
Direct bilirubin (N = 0-0.3 mg/dL)1.292.0220.510.296< 0.01HS
Albumin (N = 3.5-5.3 g/dL)3.50.4753.930.576< 0.01HS
Performance status2.591.0070.180.664< 0.001VHS