Effect of insulin on hyperkalemia during anhepatic stage of liver transplantation

Table 1 General clinical data of two groups¹ of patients (n = 8)

	Control group	Treatment group
Age (yr)	40.2 ± 10.5	42.5 ± 9.8
Weight (kg)	54.3 ± 11.6	52.6 ± 10.9
Height (cm)	162 ± 9.5	160 ± 8.7
Baseline BUN (mg/L)	26 ± 20	25 ± 17
Baseline creatinine (mg/L)	1.6 ± 1.8	1.4 ± 1.7
Urine output (mL)	150 ± 160	202 ± 161
Urine K⁺ (mmol/L)	40.5 ± 9.4	39.7 ± 11.8
Renal K⁺ excretion (mmol)	5.5 ± 4.1	7.8 ± 4.6
Packed RBC (mL)	855 ± 410	910 ± 480
Fresh frozen plasma (mL)	420 ± 245	460 ± 255

¹The two patient groups are matched for the indexes listed in the table (P > 0.05).