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. 2019 Feb 13;35(6):373–379. doi: 10.1159/000495888

Table 1.

Patient and tumour characteristics

Characteristic Value
Sex, n
  Male 6
  Female 4
Age, years 65(43–90)
Involved limb, n (%)
  Lower 8 (80)
  Upper 2 (20)
Overall (n = 10) Upper limb (n = 2) Lower limb (n = 8) p value (upper vs. lower limb)
Limb volume, median 9.23 (2.46 to 14.69) 3.3 (2.46 to 4.15) 10.71 (9.5 to 14.69) 0.0007
Melphalan dose, median, mg 50.86 (13.6 to 80.82) 18.1 (13.6 to 22.6) 59.04 (44.6 to 80.82) 0.0046
Actinomycin D dose, median, µg 450.2 (195 to 500) 251 (195 to 307) 500 <0.0001
Perfusate blood gas, 30 min ischemia time
pH, median 7.204 (7.106 to 7.261) 7.239 (7.217 to 7.261) 7.196 (7.106 to 7.255) 0.3294
Base excess, median −10.11 (−6.2 to 15.50) −9.05 (−8.1 to 10.0) −10.38 (−6.2 to 15.50) 0.5180
PaO2, median, mm Hg 20.59 (11.5 to 31.2) 17.4 (16.8 to 18) 21.38 (11.5 to 31.2) 0.4657
Lactate mmol/l 3.51 (2.04 to 8.29) 2.3 (2.04 to 2.56) 3.81 (2.1 to 8.29) 0.3331
Soft tissue sarcoma subtype, n
Angiosarcoma of soft tissue 1
Dedifferentiated liposarcoma 1
Desmoid fibromatosis 2
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma 2
Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma 3
Pleomorphic sarcoma 1