Dextrose in the banked blood products does not seem to affect the blood glucose levels in patients undergoing liver transplantation

Table 1 Patients’ characteristics between pediatric groups.

	GI (n = 38)	GII (n = 22)	P
Age (yr)	2.18±0.4	3±1.9	0.35
Weight (kg)	10.6±4.9	12.6±4.3	0.46
Height (cm)	82.1±23.6	86.8±15.4	0.43
Anesthesia time (h)	14.2±2.6	12.8±1.4	0.56
Blood loss (mL)	172.1±134	66.1±53.6	0.000
RBC (mL)	171±110	0	0.000
FFP (mL)	101.5±169	0	0.002
5% Albumin (mL)	419±392	489±2670	0.253
Platelet transfusion	0	0
Crystalloids without dextrose (mL)	1 246±662	1154±550	0.613
Crystalloid with 5% dextrose (mL)	499±279	367±209	0.096
Urine (mL/(kg·h))	3.0±1.4	3.3±1.1	0.137
Preoperative Hb (mg%)	8.2±1.8	10.7±1.1	0.000
Postoperative Hb (mg%)	7.6±1.1	7.7±2.0	0.638

Table 2 Patients’ characteristics between adult groups.

	GIII (n = 12)	GIV (n = 4)	P
Age (yr)	43±9.6	57±11.1	0.7
Weight (kg)	66±9.2	59.7±11.5	0.316
Height (cm)	168±7.7	167±4.9	1
Anesthesia time (h)	14. ±0.95	18.5±1.4	0.88
Blood loss (mL)	532±364	15345±182029	0.001
RBC (mL)	0	8020±6544	0.001
FFP (mL)	0	4085±2887	0.001
5% Albumin (mL)	1337±505	2966±550	0.253
Platelet transfusion (units)	0	24±24	0.003
Crystalloids (mL)	6851±1524	17468±12171	0.009