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Table 1 Patient characteristics and laboratory measurements

From: Extracorporeal adsorption of protective and toxic bile acids and bilirubin in patients with cholestatic liver dysfunction: a prospective study

 

n (%) or median [IQR]

Patient characteristics

 Age (years)

53 [37, 63]

 Gender: male/female

14 (70)/6 (30)

 Weight (kg)

79 [64, 85]

 Height (m)

1.69 [1.65, 1.80]

 28-day mortality

9 (45)

 SAPS II

78 [69, 90]

 Norepinephrine n (%), and dosage (mg/h) at start

17 (85),

0.90 [0.60, 1.60]

 Norepinephrine n (%), and dosage (mg/h) after 12 h

12 (60),

0.65 [0.50, 1.20]

 Vasopressin n (%), and dosage (IE/h) at start

7 (35)

2.0 [1.5, 2.5]

 Vasopressin n (%), and dosage (IE/h) after 12 h

5 (25)

2.0 [0.5, 2.0]

Laboratory parameters before initiation of Cytosorb®

 Total bilirubin (mg/dl)

14.7 [11.6, 18.6]

 Conjugated bilirubin (mg/dl)

12.5 [10.0, 15.1]

 Total BAs (µmol/l)

59 [44, 140]

 Alanine aminotransferase (U/l)

160 [96, 271]

 Aspartate aminotransferase (U/l)

180 [115, 677]

 γ-Glutamyltransferase (U/l)

446 [96, 941]

 Alkaline phosphatase (U/l)

368 [160, 780]

  1. SAPS II Simplified Acute Physiology Score, BA bile acid