Research Article

Establishing a Porcine Model of Small for Size Syndrome following Liver Resection

Table 1

Body weight and laboratory results before liver resection.

Group A (mean ± SD)Group B (mean ± SD)Group C (mean ± SD)

Body weight (kg)0.938
INR0.061
Albumin (g/l)0.420
Total bilirubin (μmol/l)0.122
AST (U/l)0.530
ALT (U/l)0.092
ALP (U/l)0.369

A: 50% resection; B: 75% resection; C: 85% resection; SD: standard deviation; INR: international normalized ratio; AST: aspartate transaminase; ALT: alanine transaminase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase.