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Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2012; 18(16): 1981-1986
Published online Apr 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i16.1981
Table 1 Comparison of 25 variables between the groups with and without pulmonary complications
VariablesNon-pulmonary complication group (n = 55)Pulmonary complication group (n = 47)P value
Age (yr)46.29 ± 9.1444.06 ± 9.950.242
Weight index (kg/m2)22.78 ± 3.3522.36 ± 3.290.531
Hb (g/L)122.79 ± 21.12109.54 ± 25.250.005
HCT (%)36.21 ± 6.4232.53 ± 7.530.009
CRE (mmol/L)83.75 ± 21.3585.96 ± 23.880.623
BUN (mmol/L)4.70 ± 1.925.22 ± 3.090.323
UA (mmol/L)303.76 ± 113.27272.43 ± 117.940.175
ASA grade2.76 ± 0.613.0 ± 0.750.082
Child-Pugh score7.29 ± 2.408.38 ± 2.880.039
APACHE II score3.95 ± 2.474.79 ± 3.530.174
MELD score14.22 ± 7.3416.68 ± 9.390.140
Warm ischemia time (min)5.80 ± 1.525.53 ± 1.630.392
Cold ischemia time (min)710.13 ± 184.99654.21 ± 208.250.154
Anhepatic phase (min)123.04 ± 34.46126.00 ± 47.000.715
Operative time (min)423.22 ± 84.92489.38 ± 150.000.009
Diabetes (%)9.098.511.000
Lung dysfunction (%)12.7319.150.374
Volume of intra-operative blood transfusion > 30 mL/kg (%)65.4582.980.046
Volume of intra-operative packed RBC transfusion > 0.05 U/kg (%)76.3691.490.041
Volume of intra-operative plasma transfusion > 25 mL/kg (%)43.6463.830.042
Volume of intra-operative fluid transfusion > 100 mL/kg (%)58.1880.850.014
Volume of intra-operative bleeding > 10 mL/kg (%)67.2787.230.018
Intra-operative fluid balance > 64 mL/kg (%)32.7353.190.037
a (%)21.824.260.010
b (%)38.1817.020.018
c (%)25.456.380.010
d (%)72.7368.090.612
e (%)36.3614.890.014
Table 2 Summary of the logistic regression model and odds ratios
VariablesBetaSESigExp (B)95% CI
Hb-0.0250.0100.110.9750.956-0.994
Volume of intra-operative transfusion1.0970.4960.272.9951.132-7.922
c2.0370.7220.057.6701.862-31.603
Table 3 Comparison of outcome variables reflecting post-operative recovery between groups A and B
Group A(n = 32)Group B(n = 70)Z or tP value
Extubation time (h)12/8-9916.5/5-504-2.7790.005
Time to initial passage of flatus (h)78.66 ± 21.0590.51 ± 45.28-1.4110.161
ICU length of stay (h)36.5/8-14462/14-600-4.1730.000
Table 4 Comparison of outcome variables reflecting post-operative recovery between groups A and B
Group A(n = 17)Group B(n = 85)Z or tP value
Extubation time (h)12/7-3215/5-504-2.7080.007
Time to initial passage of flatus (h)59.71 ± 12.1792.21 ± 40.96-6.0940.000
ICU length of stay (h)40/13-21960/8-600-1.5900.112
Table 5 Comparison of the worst outcome of arterial blood gas in the first 7 post-operative days between groups A and B
Group A (n = 17)Group B (n = 85)tP value
PH7.436 ± 0.0417.437 ± 0.055-0.1080.914
PaO2117.471 ± 31.28392.722 ± 30.1053.0750.003
PaCO244.094 ± 7.16844.787 ± 12.038-0.2290.819
BE4.459 ± 4.2074.789 ± 4.062-0.3050.761
PaO2/FiO2295.891 ± 92.741224.243 ± 81.8203.2230.002