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Table 3 Renal and electrolytes changes

From: Effects of terlipressin infusion during hepatobiliary surgery on systemic and splanchnic haemodynamics, renal function and blood loss: a double-blind, randomized clinical trial

variables

Timing

Group T N = 25

Group C N = 25

P value

Urine output (ml/kg/hr.)

Intraoperative

1.88 (0.6–8.7)

1.12 (0.5–3.8)

0.017Â¥

1st postoperative day

1.00 (0.60–5.70)

0.93 (0.51–2.80)

0.029Â¥

2nd postoperative day

1.25 (0.60–4.90)

1.10 (0.48–2.00)

0.048Â¥

3rd postoperative day

2.00 (1.00–4.60)

1.20 (0.60–3.60)

0.005Â¥

Urea (mmol/L)

Preoperative

4.4 (3.0–7.5)

5.1 (1.7–16.8)

0.75

1st postoperative day

3.9 (2.3–8.8)

5.0 (1.9–11.0)

0.23

2nd postoperative day

5.9 (3.2–15.0) *

5.3 (2.1–14.0)

0.39

3rd postoperative day

5.6 (3.3–17.0) *

5.3 (3.3–18.0)

0.59

Creatinine (μmol/L)

Preoperative

62.8 ± 11.2

73.5 ± 28.6

0.09

1st postoperative day

58.3 ± 20.7

68.7 ± 20.5

0.08

2nd postoperative day

65.4 ± 21.4

77.2 ± 40.0

0.20

3rd postoperative day

60.6 ± 15.8

66.0 ± 33.5

0.42

Na+ (mmol/L)

Preoperative

137.7 ± 3.9

139.5 ± 3.8

0.10

1st postoperative day

137.8 ± 4.3

139.8 ± 3.3

0.08

2nd postoperative day

137.4 ± 2.8

137.9 ± 6.6

0.75

3rd postoperative day

137.0 ± 2.9

138.2 ± 4.1

0.27

K+ (mmol/L)

Preoperative

3.7 ± 0.4

3.8 ± 0.5

0.16

1st postoperative day

3.7 ± 0.6

3.9 ± 0.6

0.22

2nd postoperative day

3.5 ± 0.4

3.6 ± 0.7

0.74

3rd postoperative day

3.4 ± 0.6*

3.5 ± 0.6*

0.51

AKI incidence

1 (4%)

2(8%)

0.51

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD or median (range). AKI acute kidney injury. P-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. (*) significant difference in comparison to the baseline value within the same group. (¥) significant difference between the two groups