|
Variables
|
Erythromycin
|
Neomycin
|
p
|
|---|
|
∆ IHD
1
|
3.00 (2.25 : 4.00)
|
5.00 (3.25 : 11.25)
|
0.032
|
|
∆ GCS 1
|
1.00 (0.25 : 2.00)
|
0.00 (0.00 : 3.25)
|
0.394
|
|
∆ MELD 2
|
−0.55 ± 1.53
|
−0.62 ± 2.08
|
0.917
|
|
∆ HEG 1
|
2 (1 : 2.5)
|
2 (1 : 3)
|
0.806
|
|
∆ HEI 1
|
−6.00 (−9.00 : -1.50)
|
−5.00 (−7.00 : -1.25)
|
0.632
|
|
∆ CRP 1
|
0.30 (0.10 : 0.70)
|
1.10 (0.15 : 4.30)
|
0.111
|
|
∆ NH3
2
|
−31.40 ± 49.32
|
−30.70 ± 92.15
|
0.979
|
|
∆ ALT
2
|
−3.20 ± 8.54
|
3.71 ± 7.12
|
0.026
|
|
∆ AST 2
|
−15.70 ± 48.06
|
8.42 ± 21.80
|
0.678
|
|
∆ AP 2
|
−17.70 ± 65.3
|
−12.30 ± 48.90
|
0.802
|
|
∆ GGT 1
|
−7.00 (−29.00 : 0.75)
|
−5.00 (−25.50 : 5.00)
|
0.724
|
|
∆ urea 2
|
−2.19 ± 20.64
|
−4.25 ± 23.72
|
0.802
|
|
∆ creatinine 2
|
−0.10 ± 0.27
|
−0.20 ± 0.30
|
0.289
|
-
1 median, 1º : 3º quartiles ; Mann–Whitney test comparison.
-
2 mean ± standard deviation ; t test comparison.
- ∆ = final – initial values. IHD = in-hospital days. GCS = Glasgow coma scale. HEI = hepatic encephalopathy index. HEG = hepatic encephalopathy grade. CRP = C reactive protein (mg/dl). NH3 = serum ammonia (μM/l). ALT = alanine aminotranspherase, AST = aspartate aminotranspherase, AP = alcaline phosphatase, and GGT = gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (all in U/l). Urea and creatinine are measured in mg/dl.
