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Table 2 Baseline characteristics

From: A preoperative ultrasound-based protocol for optimisation of fluid therapy to prevent early intraoperative hypotension: a randomised controlled study

Variable

CFT group (N = 38)

USP group (N = 38)

p-value

Age, year, median

66 (58 to 71)

64 (52 to 73)

0.5503

Male, N (%)

17 (44.7%)

24 (63.2%)

0.1072

BMI, kg/m2

26.50 ± 5.02

27.91 ± 5.4

0.2424

ASA 3, N (%)

17 (44.7%)

14 (36.8%)

0.4838

Hypertension, N (%)

27 (71.1%)

24 (63.2%)

0.4639

Congestive heart failure, N (%)

7 (18.4%)

7 (18.4%)

1.0000

COPD, N (%)

3 (7.9%)

2 (5.3%)

1.0000

Cerebrovascular disease (past TIA/stroke), N (%)

2 (5.3%)

3 (7.9%)

1.0000

Creatinine, median, μmol/l

79 (66 to 101)

80 (64 to 94)

0.4619

HEART score, median (IQR)

3 (3 to 4)

3 (2 to 4)

0.0908

Preinduction systolic blood pressure, mmHg

140.9 ± 17.7

134.7 ± 23.8

0.2002

Preinduction MAP, mmHg

103.3 ± 11.6

99.9 ± 16.9

0.3119

Epidural in place, N (%)

13 (34.2%)

8 (21.1%)

0.1996

Propofol, mg

134 ± 26

136 ± 30

0.7466

Arterial cannula in place prior to induction, N (%)

8 (21.6%)

6 (15.8%)

0.5169

Surgical procedures

Upper GI tract, N (%)

8 (21.1%)

10 (26.3%)

0.5895

Hepato-pancreato-biliary, N (%)

12 (31.7%)

6 (15.8%)

0.1055

Colorectal, N (%)

16 (42.1%)

21 (55.3%)

0.2512

Other, N (%)

2 (5.3%)

1 (2.6%)

1.0000

Laparoscopy, N (%)

17 (44.7%)

16 (42.1%)

0.8170

Duration of surgery, min, median

155 (118 to 240)

164.5 (120 to 220)

0.9526

  1. ASA American Society of Anesthesiology, BMI body mass index, CFT conventional fluid therapy, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, GI gastrointestinal, MAP mean arterial pressure, USP ultrasound-based protocol