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Table 4 Clinical outcome of the patients with liver injury and their AST and ALT levels

From: Role of liver enzymes in patients with blunt abdominal trauma to diagnose liver injury

Outcome

n (%)

Median AST (range) U/l

p value

Median ALT (range) U/l

p value

ICU admission

  

0.685

 

0.978

 Yes

35 (92.1)

323 (38–6080)

256 (33–2681)

 No

3 (7.9)

317 (26–604)

332 (27–638)

Surgical intervention (liver injury related)

  

0.110

 

0.088

 Yes

5 (13.2)

619 (323–1800)

569 (324–2300)

 No

33 (86.8)

314 (26–6080)

241 (27–2681)

Mortality

  

0.022

 

0.019*

 Yes

2(5.3)

3940 (1800–6080)

2490.5 (2300–2681)

 No

36(94.7)

314 (26–1993)

248.5 (27–787)

Blood transfusion done

  

0.381

 

0.154*

 Yes

9 (23.7)

359 (47–6080)

569 (93–2681)

 No

29 (76.3)

314 (26–1993)

241 (27–667)

  1. *p < 0.05