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Table. 2 Hepatorenal function after treatment

From: Bilirubin adsorption versus plasma exchange for hyperbilirubinemia in patients after cardiac surgery: a retrospective study

Variable

Bilirubin adsorption (n = 14)

Plasma exchange (n = 42)

P value

Before adsorption/exchange

   

 ALT

68.6 (40.3–139.5)

56.1 (40.3–82.0)

0.635

 AST

83.6 (55.9–110.5)

91.3 (5.9–169.5)

0.669

 GGT

103.8 ± 76.3

87.6 ± 60.7

0.422

 TBil

329.8 ± 115.1

298.1 ± 95.6

0.311

 DBil

206.2 ± 80.8

163.2 ± 60.9

0.040

 LDH

555.5 (418.5–1142.2)

497.5 (164.7–636.2)

0.204

 Serum Creatinine

123.7 ± 55.9

108.7 ± 38.4

0.265

 BUN

15.8 ± 7.0

14.1 ± 5.7

0.367

 C-creative protein

138.8 ± 52.1

142.6 ± 50.8

0.871

Child–Pugh Classification (n, %)

  

0.501

 A

0

3, 7.1%

 

 B

7, 50.0%

21, 50.0%

 

 C

7, 50.0%

18, 42.9%

 

After adsorption/exchange

   

 ALT

40.5 (31.3–66.8)

42.1 (32.9–86.8)

0.383

 AST

67.0 (63.9–80.5)

76.3 (65.1–88.8)

0.372

 GGT

81.7 ± 67.2

107.6 ± 90.2

0.331

 TBil

187.8 ± 66.5

237.9 ± 196.6

0.016

 DBil

106.1 ± 42.6

143.4 ± 71.5

0.036

 LDH

418.6 ± 146.8

440.0 ± 170.0

0.675

 Serum Creatinine

75.2 ± 15.3

90.8 ± 30.1

0.136

 BUN

11.2 ± 2.9

12.4 ± 3.9

0.334

 C-creative protein

106 (81.5–124.5)

112.0 (78.0–145.0)

0.393

  1. BUN: Blood urea nitrogen, Mean ± SD: Median (Interquartile range), LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase, AST: Aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: Alanine aminotransferase, GGT: Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, TBil: Total bilirubin, DBil: Direct bilirubin