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Table 4 Total fluid volumes, vasopressor doses and perioperative blood transfusion

From: Effect of goal-directed haemodynamic therapy guided by non-invasive monitoring on perioperative complications in elderly hip fracture patients within an enhanced recovery pathway

 

Control (CG)

n=272

Intervention (IG)

n=279

p-value

n (%)

Median (IQR)

n (%)

Median (IQR)

 

Fluid volumes

Total fluids (ml)

272 (100%)

2600 (IQR 1700 to 2700)

279 (100%)

850 (IQR 750 to 1050)

0.001

  Fluid creep -antibiotic prophylaxis- (ml)

272 (100%)

200 (IQR 200 to 200)

279 (100%)

200 (IQR 100 to 200)

0.001

  Intraoperative fluids (ml)

272 (100%)

2500 (IQR 2000 to 2500)

279 (100%)

700 (IQR 550 to 900)

0.001

Crystalloids (ml)

253 (94.5%)

2000 (IQR 2000 to 2000)

278 (99.6%)

650 (IQR 550 to 850)

0.001

  Saline (ml)

68 (25.0%)

1000 (IQR 1000 to 1000)

267 (95.7%)

650 (IQR 550 to 850)

0.001

  Lactated Ringer (ml)

201 (73.9%)

1000 (IQR 1000 to 1000)

12 (4.3%)

1050 (IQR 850 to 1237)

0.889

  Isofundin® (ml)

22 (8.1%)

500 (IQR 500 to 500)

-

-

-

Colloids (ml)

161 (59.2%)

500 (IQR 500 to 500)

25 (9.0%)

300 (IQR 200 to 500)

0.001

  Voluven® (ml)

153 (56.3%)

500 (IQR 500 to 500)

25 (9.0%)

300 (IQR 200 to 500)

0.001

  Gelaspan® (ml)

11 (4.0%)

500 (IQR 500 to500)

-

-

-

Vasopressor

108 (39.7%)

 

71 (25.5%)

 

<0.001

  Ephedrine (mg)

108 (39.7%)

15 (IQR 10 to 30)

65 (23.3%)

10 (IQR 10 to 20)

0.002

  Phenylephrine (mg)

-

-

11 (4.0%)

100 (IQR 50 to 150)

-

  Noradrenaline (mg)

2 (0.7%)

3.5 (IQR 2 to 3.5)

-

-

-

Blood transfusion

200 (73.5%)

-

124 (44.4%)

-

<0.001

  Number of PRBCa

 

2 (IQR 2 to 4)

 

2 (IQR 1 to 2)

<0.001

Fluid Challenge Responder

-

-

82 (29.4%)

 

-

  1. Median (IQR 25th percentile to 75th percentile)
  2. PRBC packed red blood cells
  3. aAbout transfused patients