Perioperative effects of high doses of intraoperative thymoglobulin induction in liver transplantation

Table 4 Thromboelastographic values during the different phases of liver transplantation in the two study groups

	Measurements available for comparison of TEG variables (ATG vs control)	Groups		P
		ATG	Control
R basal (min)	16 vs 16	17.7 ± 9.6	29.9 ± 20.5	0.059
K basal (min)	16 vs 16	9.7 ± 3.39	18.7 ± 11.7	0.007
α basal (degrees)	16 vs 16	25 ± 9.8	16.2 ± 10.2	0.02
MA basal (mm)	16 vs 16	41.7 ± 8.8	40.2 ± 12.7	0.06
MA laparotomy (mm)	14 vs 16	31.5 ± 20.4	49.2 ± 11.4	0.002
R pre-anhepatic (min)	16 vs 16	41.4 ± 49.4	15.9 ± 6.0	0.017
α pre-anhepatic (degrees)	13 vs 16	12.4 ± 13.8	25.9 ± 11.5	0.007
MA pre-anhepatic (mm)	13 vs 16	21.2 ± 19	42.2 ± 12.7	0.002
R anhepatic (min)	16 vs 16	79.6 ± 117.7	14.7 ± 4.1	0.02
K anhepatic (min)	6 vs 16	4.6 ± 8.3	9 ± 3.5	0.01
α anhepatic (degrees)	13 vs 16	11.9 ± 14.4	26.0 ± 8.5	0.017
MA anhepatic (mm)	13 vs 16	17.7 ± 19.8	41.5 ± 9.5	0.004
K 30’ post-reperfusion (min)	8 vs 15	3.8 ± 6.3	8.0 ± 3.3	0.012
MA 30’ post-reperfusion (mm)	15 vs 16	20.4 ± 17.8	40.0 ± 8.9	0.003
K 60’ post-reperfusion (min)	9 vs 16	5.3 ± 6.7	9.1 ± 2.2	0.05
MA 60’ post-reperfusion (mm)	15 vs 16	24.1 ± 16.8	41.7 ± 6.2	0.02
MA 120’ post-reperfusion (mm)	16 vs 16	25.3 ± 12.4	40.4 ± 8.7	0.008

The differences between the ATG and control groups are shown as P-values. ATG: Antithymocyte globulin; TEG: Thromboelastographic; R: Reation time; K:Kinetics; MA: Maximum amplitude.