Table 1.
Evolution of liver function tests
| Case 1 | Unit | Reference range | DO | D2 | D3 | D7 | D14 | D23 | D28 | D39 | D48 | D74 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admission | Transfer | Start TPN | Transfer | Redo | ||||||||
| AST | U/L | <31 | 723 | 778 | 629 | 143 | 150 | 116 | 71 | NA | 40 | 30 |
| ALT | U/L | <34 | 428 | 526 | 393 | 187 | 109 | 90 | 57 | NA | 32 | 26 |
| Total bilirubin | µmol/L | <17 | 247 | 325 | 270 | 238 | 143 | 73 | 42 | NA | 16 | 9 |
| Albumin | g/L | 34–38 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 27 | NA | 30 | 40 |
| INR | Ratio | 0.8–7.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.0 |
| Case 2 | Unit | Reference range | DO | D2 | D3 | D4 | D6 | D7 | D10 | D40 | D102 | |
| Admission | Transfer | Start TPN | HU-list | Tx | Tx + 30D | Tx + 92 D | ||||||
| AST | U/L | <31 | 1,539 | 1,394 | 1,294 | 636 | 335 | 220 | 116 | 27 | 106 | |
| ALT | U/L | <34 | 1,168 | 1,014 | 997 | 733 | 528 | 429 | 220 | 241 | 375 | |
| Total bilirubin | µmol/L | <17 | 178 | 265 | 260 | 265 | 307 | 320 | 369 | 50 | 16 | |
| Albumin | g/L | 34–38 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 40 | |
| INR | Ratio | 0.8–7.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | |
| Case 3 | Unit | Reference range | DO Dl | D2 | D5 | D7 | D13 | D19 | D27 | |||
| Admission | Transfer | Start TPN | ||||||||||
| AST | U/L | <31 | 161 | 190 | 185 | 238 | 232 | 120 | 121 | 100 | ||
| ALT | U/L | <34 | 30 | 36 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 30 | 36 | 32 | ||
| Total bilirubin | µmol/L | <17 | 93 | 127 | 129 | 160 | 237 | 183 | 184 | 143 | ||
| Albumin | g/L | 34–38 | NA | 26 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 29 | 31 | 26 | ||
| INR | Ratio | 0.8–7.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase; INR, international normalized ratio; D, day; TPN, total parenteral nutrition; HU-list, high-urgency list; Tx, transplantation; NA, not available.