Table 5.

Preoperative and postoperative laboratory values in surviving and nonsurviving patients requiring critical care services during postoperative care

Laboratory values	All patients (n = 32)	Survivors (n = 20)	Nonsurvivors (n = 12)	P value
Preoperative
Albumin (g/dl)	3.5 ± 0.7	3.7 ± 0.7	3.2 ± 0.7	0.056
Prothrombin time (s)	12.6 ± 1.1	12.2 ± 0.9	13.1 ± 1.2	0.025
Total bilirubin (mg/dl)	3.5 ± 6.4	4.5 ± 7.6	1.8 ± 3.4	0.263
Creatinine (mg/dl)	1.1 ± 0.3	1.1 ± 0.3	1.0 ± 0.4	0.263
White blood cells (cells/mm³)	9228 ± 6452	8005 ± 3384	11267 ± 9501	0.170
Postoperative
Albumin low (g/dl)	2.1 ± 0.4	2.2 ± 0.5	1.9 ± 0.4	0.055
Prothrombin time high (s)	16.7 ± 3.0	15.8 ± 2.6	18.3 ± 3.1	0.021
Total bilirubin high (mg/dl)	6.9 ± 6.3	6.9 ± 7.5	6.9 ± 3.6	0.998
Creatinine high (mg/dl)	1.9 ± 1.0	1.6 ± 0.8	2.2 ± 1.3	0.102
White blood cells high (cells/mm³)	20547 ± 8467	17905 ± 6055	24950 ± 10240	0.020

Values are expressed as means ± standard deviation.