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. 2003 May;52(5):688–693. doi: 10.1136/gut.52.5.688

Table 2.

Patient data

Patient No 1 Patient No 2 Patient No 3 Patient No 4 Patient No 5 Patient No 6 Patient No 7 Patient No 8 Patient No 9
Sex Female Female Male Male Female Female Male Male Male
Age at presentation (y) 69 59 16 60 59 47 55 73 68
Cause of admission Polytrauma Polytrauma Burn injury II-III
(44% body surface)
Burn injury II-III
(33% body surface)
Burn injury II-III
(34% body surface)
Burn injury II-III
(45% body surface)
Burn injury II-III
(24% body surface)
Sigma carcinoma, sigmoidectomy Aorto-coronary bypass
Ventilation (days) 44 32 15 40 60 60 59 18 42
1st documentation of cholestasis*  (days after injury/surgery) 7 7 19 19 52 67 63 24 25
Time until 1st admission† (months) 0.4 (11 days) 0.6 (19 days) 15.5 1.7 31 17.8 28 1.3 3.9
Bilirubin (mg/dl)‡ 17.2 7.6 2 31 1.5 8 3.2 14.3 7.4
AP (U/l)‡ 1064 579 1637 2989 419 1905 1094 3451 1798
GGT (U/l)‡ 236 420 428 858 45 359 430 782 448

*Elevated bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase (AP), and gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT).

†Interval between first documentation of cholestasis and first visit to the Department of Gastroenterology.

‡Laboratory at first visit to the Departement of Gastroenterology.