Table 3.
Laboratory data and other variables of patients with AGI
| Variable | I n = 20 |
II n = 46 |
III n = 15 |
IV n = 9 |
Total n = 90 |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serum albumin (g/L) | 27.1 (22.9–31.2) | 31.6 (26.4–34.6) | 29.8 (26.6–34.2) | 28.3 (20.7–29.7) | 30.0 (24.2–32.9) | 0.077 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 141.0 (115.5–165.1) | 109.6 (41.8–195.0) | 96.7 (23.4–171.7) | 96.6 (61.0–189.2) | 116.3 (48.6–188.0) | 0.781 |
| PCT (μg/L) | 3.9 (0.8–8.5) |
1.7 (0.2–17.6) |
4.8 (0.9–6.0) |
11.3 (4.3–27.1) |
2.7 (0.4–11.3) | 0.580 |
| Arterial lactate (mmol/L) | 1.4 (1.1–2.0) | 1.7 (1.1–3.3) | 1.9 (1.1–2.7) | 2.7 (1.5–3.9) | 1.7 (1.2–2.7) | 0.167 |
| IAP (mm Hg) | 11.0 (8.5–13.0) | 13.0 (8.5–14.0) | 14.5 (10.3–17.50) | 14.0 (11.5–18.5) |
13.0 (9.0–14.0) | 0.042a |
| APP (mm Hg) | 82.0 (66.5–92.0) | 77.0 (70.5–91.0) | 79.5 (58.0–88.3) | 69.0 (44.0–87.5) | 77.0 (63.0–90.0) | 0.639 |
| i-FABP (pg/mL) | 516.1 (422.0–662.6) | 518.0 (423.2–622.2) | 597.4 (488.2–657.0) | 752.3 (540.9–3208.9) | 551.6 (438.9–660.0) | 0.051a |
| LPS (pg/mL) | 4.6 (3.4–7.4) | 5.5 (3.7–7.7) | 6.2 (5.0–7.3) | 9.0 (7.1–45.5) | 5.9 (3.9–7.7) | 0.008a |
| d-la (μmol/L) | 16.8 (14.0–44.6) | 28.0 (17.0–60.5) | 58.9 (20.7–62.9) | 52.1 (33.4–223.0) | 31.2 (16.1–59.7) | 0.012a |
Measurement values are expressed as median (interquartile range, 25%–75%). Categorical variables are reported as n (%). Variables were compared using the Kruskal–Wallis test
AGI acute gastrointestinal injury, APP abdominal perfusion pressure, CRP C-reactive protein, d -la d-lactate, IAP intra-abdominal pressure, i-FABP intestinal fatty acid–binding protein, LPS lipopolysaccharide, PCT procalcitonin
aSignificant differences among AGI grades I, II, III, and IV