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Table 3 Bolus volumes (mL) of fluid resuscitation with colloids vs crystalloids, by practice settings

From: Fluid resuscitation practice patterns in intensive care units of the USA: a cross-sectional survey of critical care physicians

  

University hospitals

Nonuniversity hospitalsa

  

(n = 138)

(n = 351)

Colloids (mL)

Mean (SD)

411.8 (362.3)

485.5 (504.7)

Crystalloids (mL)

Mean (SD)

716.5 (539.0)

821.7 (612.8)*

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. *Statistically significant differences of P < 0.05 between practice settings as analyzed by independent-sample t test
  3. aExcludes physicians in Veterans Affairs hospital setting (n = 13)
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