Table 3.

Baseline Characteristics of Laboratory Values on Day 1, 3, and 5.

Variable	N = 174	N = 174	N = 174	ANOVA
	Day 1	Day 3	Day 5	P value
Serum creatinine(mg/dl) (median) (IQR)	0.90 (0.62–1.31)	0.82 (0.60–1.24)	0.75 (0.57–1.20)	0.359
Serum bilirubin(mg/dl) (median) (IQR)	2.66 (1.33–7.84)	2.48 (1.30–7.32)	2.44 (1.20–7.32)	0.889
Serum albumin(mg/dl) (median) (IQR)	2.60 (2.40–3.1)	2.60 (2.40–3.10)	2.80 (2.50–3.12)	<0.001

IQR = Inter quartile range.