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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2010 May;210(5):658–667. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.01.014

Table 1.

Comparison of Study Groups

Variables Control group (n = 40), mean ± SD DPR group (n = 19), mean ± SD p Value W
Age, y 30.7 ± 12.8 30.9 ± 12.5 0.96 0.89
HR (bpm), presenting 107 ± 36 109 ± 35 0.91 0.86
SBP (mmHg), presenting 90 ± 28 88 ± 28 0.72 0.51
Injury Severity Score 34 ± 16 36 ± 17 0.63 0.93
pH, presenting 7.26 ± 0.14 7.25 ± 0.12 0.74 .095
pH, 24 h 7.36 ± 0.06 7.38 ± 0.04 0.83 0.22
Base deficit, presenting 7.8 ± 4 8.0 ± 2.6 0.89 0.21
INR, presenting 1.4 ± 0.5 1.7 ± 0.5 0.026 0.88
INR, 24 h 1.2 ± 0.4 1.1 ± 0.4 0.27 0.07
ALT (IU), presenting 508 ± 943 742 ± 1,296 0.43 0.24
ALT (IU), 24 h 762 ± 1,329 717 ± 934 0.89 0.55
AST (IU), presenting 757 ± 1,250 1,200 ± 1,900 0.28 0.09
AST (IU), 24 h 1025 ± 98 984 ± 1,172 0.92 0.49
BUN, presenting 12 ± 4 13 ± 5 0.49 0.75
BUN, 24 h 15 ± 7 16 ± 6 0.82 0.36
Creatinine, presenting 1.01 ± 0.40 1.11 ± 0.35 0.30 0.65
Creatinine, 24 h 1.23 ± 0.58 1.32 ± 0.51 0.56 0.31
IV fluid (L), first 24 h (L) 23 ± 7 25 ± 11 0.51 0.15
Blood products, U, first 24 h 22 ± 12 27 ± 14 0.24 0.49

ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; bpm, beats per minute; DPR, directed peritoneal resuscitation; HR, heart rate; INR, international normalized ratio; IU, international units; SBP, systolic blood pressure.