TABLE 3.
Preoperative Laboratory Values Obtained in 76 Patients Categorized into the Low and High Serum Creatinine Groups Excluding the 4 Patients on Hemodialysis.
| Laboratory Test | Serum Creatinine | |
|---|---|---|
| low (< 2.0 mg/dl) (n=66) |
high (>2.0 mg/dl) (n=6) |
|
| Plasma Endotoxin (Pg/ml) | *8.7 ± 2.9 | 23.3 ± 5.9 |
| Total Bilirubin (mg/dl) | *, **8.0 ± 1.8 | **17.2 ± 3.3 |
| AST (IU/L) | 206.9 ± 44.2 | 130.3 ± 34.3 |
statistically significant difference
excluding 4 on hemodialysis.