Table 2

Baseline and twelfth-hour assessments in critically ill patients with intra-abdominal pressure assessed using the LiMON

MeasureGroup; time; mean (SD) p value*
Survivors, n = 14 Nonsurvivors, n = 16
BaselineTwelfth hourBaselineTwelfth hour
Intra-abdominal pressure, mm Hg13.07 (0.99)11.71 (1.54)19.38 (2.09)21.50 (1.96)< 0.001
ICG-PDR, %/min25.51 (6.78)21.14 (3.84)10.86 (3.35)8.50 (2.56)< 0.001
Aspartate aminotransferase, mg/dL128.07 (28.32)119.00 (29.71)258.56 (84.19)326.50 (93.74)< 0.001
Alanine aminotransferase, mg/dL110.35 (17.43)102.92 (23.29)209.31 (79.75)267.56 (87.00)< 0.001
  • ICG-PDR = indocyanine green plasma disappearance rate; LiMON = noninvasive liver function monitoring system; SD = standard deviation.

  • * Analysis of covariance.

  • p < 0.05 for within-group comparison between baseline and twelfth-hour values.