Table 5.
Systemic data in the immediate postoperative period
| Variable | Control group (n = 73) |
Liver transplant recipients (n = 12) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) | 74.0 ± 8.7 | 75.1 ± 1.1 | 0.338 |
| Cardiac index (l/min/m2) | 2.6 ± 0.5 | 4.3 ± 1.0 | <0.001 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 76 ± 11 | 73 ± 17 | 0.522 |
| Stroke volume index (ml/m2) | 35.4 ± 7.1 | 60.0 ± 12.0 | <0.001 |
| Central venous pressure (mmHg) | 7.9 ± 2.5 | 7.4 ± 3.0 | 0.639 |
| Systemic vascular resistance index (dynes x sec/cm3/m2) | 2081 ± 577 | 1337 ± 392 | <0.001 |
| Mixed/central venous oxygen saturation (%) | 72.5 ± 4.4 | 81.2 ± 6.7 | 0.001 |
| Serum hemoglobin (g/l) | 106.2 ± 13 | 104.7 ± 15 | 0.730 |
| Systemic oxygen delivery index (ml/min/min2) | 381 ± 74 | 608 ± 142 | <0.001 |
| Systemic oxygen consumption index (ml/min/min2) | 100.1 ± 15.1 | 94.5 ± 19.3 | 0.357 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD