Table 7
Comparison of laboratory findings in the patients according to the time of diagnosis with metabolic acidosis

Variable	At POD 1 (n=66)	1<POD≤14 (n=44)	POD>14 (n=42)	P-value
Operation
Orthotopic neobladder replacement	61 (92.4)	40 (90.9)	39 (92.9)	0.939
Ileal conduit	5 (7.6)	4 (9.1)	3 (7.1)
Operation time	6.2±1.6	6.2±1.4	5.7±1.1	0.142
Laboratory findings
Total CO₂ (mEq/L)	19.8±1.6^*	20.2±1.2	18.8±2.2	0.004
Sodium (mEq/L)	140.8±2.5^†	140.1±5.0	138.6±3.3	0.019
Potassium (mEq/L)	4.1±0.5^‡	4.3±0.6	4.5±0.6	0.001
Chloride (mEq/L)	109.5±3.4^§	107.7±4.9	106.9±4.8	0.007
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)	22.6±6.0^ǁ	30.1±14.3	26.6±12.7	0.003
Creatinine (mg/dL)^¶	1.2±0.5	1.2±0.4	1.2±0.7	0.783
Albumin (g/dl)	3.0±0.4^**	3.1±0.4	3.7±0.6	<0.001
Anion gap	11.5±2.4^††	12.2±2.3	13.0±2.9	0.015

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%). ANOVA and Bonferroni tests were applied for comparisons.
POD, post operative day.
^*P=0.010 vs. POD>14. ^†P=0.046 vs. POD>14. ^‡P=0.002 vs. POD>14. ^§P=0.008 vs. POD>14. ^ǁP=0.002 vs. POD≤14. ^¶Number of included patients were 47, 20 and 12 in group with POD1, group of 1<POD≤14, and group of POD>14 respectively. ^**P<0.001 vs. POD>14. ^††P=0.012 vs. POD>14.