Table 3 Surgical data during liver transplantation in patients receiving a IP and non-IP allograft

From: Ischemic preconditioning induces autophagy and limits necrosis in human recipients of fatty liver grafts, decreasing the incidence of rejection episodes

 

Non-steatotic allografts

Steatosic allografts

    

Variable

IP ( n =14) group I

Non-IP ( n =14) group II

IP ( n =12) group III

Non-IP ( n =10) group IV

P- value I versus II a

P- value III versus IV a

P- value I versus III a

P- value II versus IV a

Allograft weight (g)

1333±192

1533±403

1622±494

1540±314

0.11

0.67

0.06

0.96

Portal ischemic time (min)

435±127

476±151

424±134

429±76

0.44

0.91

0.83

0.38

Arterial ischemic time (min)

36±25

35±24

50±22

40±15

0.88

0.26

0.16

0.56

Blood units

8.1±10.2

5.9±5.2

7.8±11.1

7.5±9.2

0.46

0.94

0.94

0.58

Surgical complications (vascular or biliary)

3/14

2/14

3/12

3/10

0.34

0.35

0.35

0.27

  1. aMeans were compared using the Student's t-test
  2. Dichotomous variables were compared using the Fisher's exact test
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