Research Article

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

Table 2

Laboratory findings at baseline and during the follow-up period.


Albumin (mean [95% CI])

Group A31.5 (28.8–34.1)29.5 (26.7–32.2)31.2 (28.3–34.1)33.3 (31.7–34.8)0.016
Group B30.7 (27.1–34.2)23.4 (19.3–27.4)30.2 (29.0–31.5)27.6 (24.1–31.2)
Group C30.1 (26.3–34.0)28.7 (16.2–41.2)30.7 (19.4–42.0)26.2 (16.1–36.2)
0.7830.0280.8260.003

AST (mean [95% CI])

Group A46.6 (36.5–56.7)62.9 (50.3–75.4)59.7 (−1.9–121.4)29.9 (25.1–34.6)0.001
Group B49.0 (41.0–57.0)249.0 (16.8–481.2)811.2 (493.3–1129.0)276.5 (45.4–507.6)
Group C49.3 (37.9–60.8)127.7 (−86.1–341.5)502.7 (345.4–659.9)541.3 (−610.3–1693.0)
0.8450.096<0.0010.017

ALT (mean [95% CI])

Group A41.2 (33.6–48.7)39.0 (34.6–43.4)54.0 (42.4–65.5)37.2 (28.1–46.3)0.003
Group B51.0 (39.7–62.3)64.2 (25.7–102.6)110.3 (79.8–140.9)81.0 (43.7–118.3)
Group C54.3 (35.4–73.3)50.7 (11.8–89.5)83.7 (51.2–116.1)115.3 (21.2–209.5)
0.1160.3070.0040.010

ALP (mean [95% CI])

Group A170.7 (140.0–201.4)168.0 (142.3–193.7)148.1 (135.5–160.0)101.9 (89.6–114.1)0.001
Group B144.6 (85.2–204.0)157.2 (96.5–217.9)468.6 (341.2–596.0)317.0 (72.5–561.5)
Group C157.3 (121.4–193.3)215.3 (−64.3–495.0)435.0 (270.7–599.2)523.0 (−405.6–1451.6)
0.4970.386<0.0010.020

values of repeated measures ANOVA; values of one-way ANOVA; A: 50% resection; B: 75% resection; C: 85% resection; CI: confidence interval; : baseline; : one hour after resection; : one day after resection; : at sacrifice; INR: international normalized ratio; AST: aspartate transaminase; ALT: alanine transaminase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase.