Role of epidural anesthesia in a fast track liver resection protocol for cirrhotic patients - results after three years of practice

Table 3 Intraoperative data

		Group no epidural (n = 86)	Group epidural (n = 40)	P
Hemodynamic parameters
MAP	Baseline	94.4 ± 12	89.5 ± 11.8	0.035
(mmHg)	Post-resection	77.3 ± 16.9	71.2 ± 9.7	0.041
(P = 0.004)	End of surgery	74.9 ± 10.7	74.9 ± 10.7	0.048
CVP	Baseline	8.26 ± 3.4	8.92 ± 3.15	0.323
(mmHg)	Post-resection	6.0 ± 3.25	5.76 ± 3.13	0.704
(P = 0.991)	End of surgery	7.35 ± 3.13	6.92 ± 2.57	0.466
Metabolic parameters
pH	Baseline	7.44 ± 0.043	7.44 ± 0.055	0.717
(P = 0.627)	Post-resection	7.40 ± 0.053	7.39 ± 0.053	0.608
	End of surgery	7.38 ± 0.573	7.39 ± 0.062	0.258
Lac (mmol/L)	Baseline	2.07 ± 3.15	1.98 ± 3.11	0.925
(P = 0.894)	Post-resection	4.22 ± 6.11	4.68 ± 7.40	0.800
	End of surgery	2.59 ± 2.20	2.62 ± 1.88	0.958
BE (mEq/L)	Baseline	1.27 ± 2.10	1.6 ± 1.94	0.563
(P = 0.343)	Post-resection	-1.93 ± 2.37	-1.31 ± 2.61	0.354
	End of surgery	-2.72 ± 2.88	-2.56 ± 2.92	0.499
Other data
Lenght of surgery (min)		250.4 ± 93.48	267.6 ± 88.97	0.326
Hypotension duration (min)		2.28 ± 4.52	5.43 ± 6.68	0.006
Cristalloids infusions (mL)		2768 ± 1213	2574 ± 1022	0.354
Colloids infusions (mL)		259 ± 320	428 ± 312	0.007
RBC transfusions (U)		0.06 ± 0.239	0.01 ± 0.304	0.470
Total diuresis (mL)		467 ± 376	552 ± 384	0.248

MAP: Mean arterial pressure; RBC: Red blood count; Lac: Lactate; BE: Base excess; CVP: Central venous pressure.