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Table 2 Intraoperative fluid administration and balance, use of vasoactive agents

From: Clinical and economic impact of goal-directed fluid therapy during elective gastrointestinal surgery

 

GDFT

(n = 201)

Traditional

(n = 200)

p value

Crystalloids (mean ± SD, mL)

1678 ± 361

1576 ± 466

0.014

Colloids (mean ± SD, mL)

672 ± 363

700 ± 289

0.390

Crystalloids + colloids (mean ± SD, mL)

2350 ± 572

2276 ± 612

0.210

Packed red blood cells (mean ± SD, mL)

48 ± 138

22 ± 90

0.022

Fresh frozen plasma (mean ± SD, mL)

13 ± 68

3 ± 24

0.047

Blood loss (mean ± SD, mL)

120 ± 162

90 ± 94

0.025

Urine output (mean ± SD, mL)

707 ± 466

467 ± 357

< 0.001

Net fluids balance (mean ± SD, mL)

1583 ± 562

1743 ± 571

0.005

Use of ephedrine (yes/no, n)

92/109

83/117

0.389

Use of norepinephrine (yes/no, n)

117/84

107/93

0.342

Use of dobutamine (yes/no, n)

44/157

14/186

< 0.001

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Perioperative Medicine

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