Clinical Study

Pancreatic Resections in Renal Failure Patients: Is It Worth the Risk?

Table 2

Preoperative laboratory studies. All values with standard deviation.

Group RF ( )Group non-RF ( ) value

Sodium (mmol/L)138.1 (3.8)138.9 (3.2)NS ( )
BUN (mg/dL)45.2 (22.0)14.8 (7.3)
Creatinine (mg/dL)4.0 (2.03)0.94 (0.5)
Albumin (gm/dL)3.0 (0.9)3.8 (0.7)
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)2.0 (3.19)1.57 (2.51)NS ( )
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)92.4 (145.0)49.7 (67.7)
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)234.3 (266.3)162.4 (161.0)
WBC (×108/L)10.3 (7.23)7.4 (2.9)
Hematocrit (%)30.8 (5.6)38.0 (5.1)
Platelet count (×103/mL)218.5 (107.9)265.4 (97.0)
Partial thromboplastin time (seconds)33.2 (9.6)29.6 (5.8)
Prothrombin time (seconds)14.8 (3.9)12.6 (2.4)