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Table 2 Intraoperative fluid management as well as perioperative blood consumption intraoperatively, postoperatively and overall

From: Goal-directed haemodynamic therapy during elective total hip arthroplasty under regional anaesthesia

Fluid management and blood transfusion

CTRL group

GDT group

P value

Intraoperative period

   

   Dobutamine, n (%)

0 (0%)

11 (55%)

0.0003

   Dobutamine dose, μg/kg/minute

n/a

4 ± 1

n.a.

   Mean Crystalloids (± SD), mL

2,100 ± 361

3,358 ± 825

< 0.0001

   Mean Colloids (± SD), mL

535 ± 86

2,079 ± 858

< 0.0001

   Mean Blood (± SD), mL

0

595 ± 316

0.0003

   Mean Total input (± SD), mL

2,635 ± 346

6,032 ± 1,388

< 0.0001

   Median Urine output (IQR), mL

300 (100 to 475)

1225 (650 to 1375)

< 0.0001

   Median Blood loss (IQR), mL

900 (800 to 975)

900 (750 to 1200)

n.s.

   Mean Fluid balance (± SD), mL

1,403 ± 401

3565 ± 879

< 0.0001

Perioperative blood transfusion requirements, mL

   

   Mean Intraoperative blood transfusion (± SD)

0

565 ± 332

0.0003

   Mean Postoperative blood transfusion (± SD)

658 ± 302

198 ± 292

0.0004

   Mean Total blood transfusion (± SD)

658 ± 302

792 ± 480

n/s

  1. CTRL: control; GDT: goal-directed therapy; n/a: not applicable; n/s: not significant.
  2. P values are reported if statistically significant.