Research Article
Immediate Postoperative Insulin Requirements May Predict Metabolic Outcome after Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Autotransplantation
Table 2
Correlations with islet yield. Pearson correlation coefficients (
, value,
).
| Measure | Islet yield (IEq) | Islet yield (IEq/kg) | |
| Baseline glucose (pre-stim) | -0.31, | -0.46, | 13 | Baseline insulin (pre-stim) | -0.27, | -0.43, | 11 | Baseline c-peptide(pre-stim) | -0.33, | -0.47, | 8 | 3-day postoperative basal insulin | | | | Total units | 0.34, | -0.05, | 13 | Units/kg | 0.15, | -0.14, | 13 | Basal insulin units | | | | Discharge | 0.28, | -0.10, | 13 | 3 months postsurgery | -0.44, | -0.47, | 10 | 6 months postsurgery | -0.74, | -0.74, | 9 | 12 months postsurgery | -0.71, | -0.69, | 8 |
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IEq: islet equivalent.
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