Table 2 Study interventions and clinical management received in the pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative periods
Fluid loading (n= 57) | Fluid control (n= 54) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR) | Min, Max | Median (IQR) | Min, Max | P -value | |
Pre-operative fluid load* (ml) | 1,875 (1,375, 2,025) | 0, 2,950 | 0 (0, 0) | 0, 1,415 | < 0.001 |
Additional IV fluid load in: bowel preparation | 0 | 0 | |||
patients (ml) | (0, 0) | 0, 1,475 | (0, 693) | 0, 1,500 | 0.397 |
Total pre-operative fluid (ml) | 1,975 (1,500, 2,275) | 0, 4,130 | 0 (0, 721) | 0, 1,500 | 0.000 |
Intra-operative fluid (ml) | 2,200 (1,738, 3,500) | 970, 7,000 | 3,000 (2,075, 3,808) | 1,000, 6,685 | 0.078 |
Total pre and intra-operative fluid (ml) | 4,186 (3,500, 5,527) | 2,000, 9,543 | 3,000 (2,500, 4,050) | 1,000, 7,885 | < 0.001 |
Total fluid in 24 hours after surgery (ml) | 3,512 (2,975, 4,356) | 1,064, 5,900 | 3,770 (3,084, 4,434) | 1,875, 6,644 | 0.307 |
Total fluid between 24 and 48 hours after surgery (ml) | 3,000 (2,340, 3,416) | 1,320, 6,348 | 3,219 (2,484, 3,942) | 1,650, 4,850 | 0.235 |
Initial post-operative care location (treatment delivered) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
ICU care | 14 (25%) | 7 (13%) | |||
HDU care | 35 (64%) | 46 (85%) | |||
Ward care | 6 (11%) | 1 (2%) | |||
Median (IQR) | Min, Max | Median (IQR) | Min, Max | P -value | |
Total time in ICU after surgery (hrs) | 0 (0, 7.2) | 0, 701.2 | 0 (0, 0) | 0, 331.0 | 0.327 |
Total time in HDU after surgery (hrs) | 71.5 (44.0, 120.2) | 0, 580.3 | 92.9 (67.4, 148.2) | 0, 617.4 | 0.028 |
Total time in Ward after surgery (hrs) | 122.5 (89.3, 216.5) | 22.3, 1198.5 | 164.5 (90.9, 303.8) | 5.0, 3080.0 | 0.204 |