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Table 3 Routine laboratory results

From: Coagulative safety of epidural catheters after major upper gastrointestinal surgery: advanced and routine coagulation analysis in 38 patients

 

Preoperative results

Postoperative results

Reference range

PT-INR

1.0 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.2*

0.9–1.1

aPTT (s)

27 ± 3

30 ± 4*

26–33

Plc (× 109/L)

213 ± 153

283 ± 153*

145–387

Fibrinogen (g/L)

3.2 ± 0.9

5.8 ± 1.1

2.0–4.0

CRP (mg/L)

6.8 ± 9.4

92 ± 60

<3.0

D-dimer (mg/L)

0.25 ± 0.22

1.73 ± 1.05

<0.25

Serum albumin (g/L)

36.6 ± 3.7

36–45

Serum creatinine (μmol/L)

73.4 ± 19

65.2 ± 18.3*

45–105

Serum bilirubin (μmol/L)

14 ± 22

10 ± 16*

5–25

ALP (μkat/L)

1.64 ± 1.1

2.30 ± 1.3*

0.6–1.8

Bilirubin (μmol/L)

14 ± 22

11 ± 16*

5–25

GT (μkat/L)

1.3 ± 2.0

2.1 ± 1.9*

0.2–1.9

Blood haemoglobin (g/L)

119 ± 16 g/L

113 ± 12 g/L

Men 134–170; women 117–153

  1. Italics indicate results outside the reference interval. Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. ALP alkaline phosphatase, GT gamma-glutamyltransferase, PT-INR prothrombin-international normalized ratio, aPTT activated partial thromboplastin time, Plc platelet count, CRP C-reactive protein
  3. *Significant difference between pre- and postoperative values (P < 0.05)