Table 2.
Correlation between hyperamylasemia and pertinent clinical variables
| Serum amylase (IU/l) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | ≥ 400 | < 400 | Total |
| Aortohepatic interposition graft | |||
| yes* | 12 (34.3%) | 23 (65.7%) | 35 (100%) |
| no* | 32 (16.2%) | 166 (83.8%) | 198 (100%) |
| Portal vein graft | |||
| yes | 2 (18.2%) | 9 (81.8%) | 11 (100%) |
| no | 38 (17.1%) | 184 (82.9%) | 222 (100%) |
| Method of bile duct reconstruction | |||
| C-C | 93 (81.6%) | 21 (18.4%) | 114 (100%) |
| C-J | 87 (79.1%) | 23 (20.9%) | 110 (100%) |
| Operative blood loss (U) | |||
| mean±S.D. | 26.7±33.3† | 18.2±24.7† | |
| range | 3–250 | 1–155 | |
*
p < 0.025 (χ2=6.38);
†
p=0.06 (One-way analysis of variance);
C-C=choledochocholedochostomy; C-J = choledochojejunostomy.