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Table 1 Summary of included studies

From: Clinical review: Goal-directed therapy-what is the evidence in surgical patients? The effect on different risk groups

Study

Year

Jadad score

Type of surgery

Number of patients GDT group

Number of patients control group

Type of monitor in GDT group

Intervention type

Goals in GDT group

Goals in control group

Mortality GDT (%)

Mortality control (%)

Complications GDT (%)

Complications control (%)

Bender et al. [64]

1997

1

Elective vascular/aortic

51

53

PAC

Fluid and inotropes

CI ≥ 2.8

PAWP 8-14 SVR

<1100

Standard care

1.96

1.9

13.73

13.21

Benes et al. [65]

2010

3

Elective abdominal

60

60

Flotrac

Fluid and inotropes

SVV <10%

CI ≥2.5

MAP > 65

HR < 100

CVP 8-12

1.67

3.3

30

58.33

Berlauk et al. [66]

1991

2

Peripheral vascular surgery

68

21

PAC

Fluid and inotropes

CI ≥2.8

PAWP 8-14 SVR

<1100

Standard care

1.47

9.5

16.7

42.8

Bonazzi

et al. [67]

2002

2

Elective vascular

50

50

PAC

Fluid and inotropes

CI >3.0

PAWP 10-18

SVR <1,450

DO2I >600

Standard care

0

0

4

8

Boyd et al. [68]

1993

1

Abdominal/vascular

53

54

PAC

Fluid and notropes

MAP 80-110

PAWP 12-14

SpO2 >94%

Hb >12 DO2I >600

MAP 80-110

PAWP 12-14

SpO2 >94%

Hb >12 UO >0.5 ml/

kg/h

5.66

22.2

NS

NS

Buettner et al. [69]

2008

2

Major abdominal or gynaecological

40

40

PiCCO

Fluids

SPV <10%

HCt >23%

Normal clotting

Standard care

0

2.5

NS

NS

Cecconi et al. [70]

2011

4

Total hip replacement

20

20

Flotrac

Fluid and inotropes

SV change

DO2I >600

Standard care

0

0

80

100

Challand et al. [71]

2012

5

Major open/laparoscopic colorectal

89

90

OD

Fluids

SV change

Standard care

5.62

4.4

33.71

28.89

Conway et al. [72]

2002

2

Major bowel resection

29

28

OD

Fluids

FTc >0.35

SV change

Standard care

0

3.6

17.24

32.14

Donati et al. [73]

2007

3

Elective major abdominal/aortic

68

67

CVC

Fluids

O2ER <27%

MAP >80

UO >0.5

CVP 8-12

Hb >10

MAP >80

UO >0.5

CVP 8-12

Hb >10

2.94

3

13.24

40.3

Forget et al. [74]

2010

2

Major intrabdominal

41

41

Masimo pulsoximeter

Fluids

PVI <13%

Standard care

4.88

0

78.05

100

Gan et al. [75]

2002

5

Elective general, urological, gynaecologic

50

50

OD

Fluids

FTc >0.35

SV change

Increase HR

>20% baseline

sBP <90 or CVP

<20% baseline

0

0

42

76

Harten et al. [76]

2008

3

Emergency abdominal

14

15

Lidco

Fluids

PPV

Standard care

7.14

13.3

50

26.67

Jhanji et al. [77]

2010

3

Major surgery

45

45

LiDCO

Fluids

SV

CVP standard

care

11.11

13.3

57.58

66.67

Lobo et al. [78]

2000

3

Major surgery

19

18

PAC

Fluid and inotropes

DO2I >600

Standard care

15.79

50

31.58

66.67

Lobo et al. [79]

2006

3

Major surgery

25

25

PAC

Fluid and inotropes

PWP 12-16

MAP 70-110

HCt >30%, SAO2

>94%

UO >0.5

DO2I >600

PAWP 12-16

MAP 70-110

HCt >30%

SaO2 >94%

UO >0.5

8

28

16

52

Lopes et al. [80]

2007

2

Major surgery

17

16

IBPplus; Dixtal

Fluids

ΔPP <10%

Standard care

11.76

31.3

41.18

75

Mayer et al. [81]

2010

2

Major gastrointestinal surgery

30

30

Flotrac

Fluid and inotropes

CI >2.5

SVV <12%

CVP 8-12

MAP >65

UO >0.5

6.67

6.7

20

50

Noblett et al. [82]

2006

5

Colorectal

51

52

OD

Fluids

FTc >0.35

SV change

Standard care

0

1.9

1.96

15.38

Pearse et al. [83]

2005

3

Major surgery

62

60

LiDCO

Fluid and inotropes

DO2I >600

SaO2 ≥94%

Hb >8

Temp >37°C

HR <100 or <20

above baseline

MAP 60-100

CI ≥2.5

11.29

15

43.35

68.33

Senagore et al. [84]

2009

3

Elective lap colorectal

42

22

OD

Fluids

SV response

Standard care

2.38

4.7

NS

NS

Shoemaker et al. [85]

1988

2

Major surgery

28

60

PAC

Fluid and inotropes

CI >4.5

VO2 >170

DO2I >600

Standard care

3.57

30

28.5

50

Sinclair et al. [86]

1997

2

Neck of femur repair

20

20

OD

Fluids

FTc >0.35

SV change

Standard care

5

10

NS

NS

Szakmany et al. [87]

2005

3

Major abdominal

20

20

PiCCO

Fluids

ITBV 850-950 ml/m2

CVP

Standard care

9.09

5

NS

NS

Ueno et al. [88]

1998

2

Hepatic resection

16

18

PAC

Fluid and inotropes

CI >4.5

VO2 >170

DO2I >600

SpO2 >95%

Mean PAOP 11-15 mmHg

Hb >10

0

11.1

0

27.78

Valentine et al. [89]

1998

3

Aortic

60

60

PAC

Fluid and inotropes

CI >2.8

PAWP 8-15

SVR <1100

Standard care

5

1.7

25

16.67

Van Der linden et al. [90]

2010

4

Vascular

40

17

LiDCO + CVC

Fluid and inotropes

CI >2.5

Standard care

7.5

0

10

0

Venn et al. [91]

2002

3

Neck of femur repair

30

60

OD

Fluids

FTc >0.35

SV change

Standard care

10

6.9

34.4

72.4

Wakeling et al. [92]

2005

3

Colorectal

67

67

OD

Fluids

SV change

Standard care

0

1.5

35.82

56.72

Wenkui et al. [93]

2010

3

Elective GI Cancer

109

105

Lactate

Fluids

Lactate <1.6

Standard care

0.92

3.8

22.94

33.3

Wilson et al. [94]

1999

4

Major surgery

92

46

PAC

Fluid and inotropes

DO2I >600

Standard care

3.26

17.4

41.3

60.87

Ziegler et al. [95]

1997

2

Vascular

32

40

PAC

Fluid and inotropes

PAOP >12

Standard care

9.38

5

25

27.5

  1. CI, cardiac index (ml/minute/m2); CVP, central venous pressure (cmH2O); CVC, central venous catheter; DO2I, oxygen delivery index (ml/minute/m2); FTc, corrected flow time; GDT, goal-directed therapy; Hb, haemoglobin (g/dl); Hct, haematocrit (%); HR, heart rate (beats/minute); ITBV, intrathoracic blood volume; VO2, oxygen consumption (ml/minute); MAP, mean arterial pressure (mmHg); NS, not stated; O2ER, oxygen extraction ratio (%); OD, oesophageal Doppler; PAC, pulmonary artery catheter; PAOP, pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (mmHg); PAWP, pulmonary artery wedge pressure (mmHg); PP, pulse pressure; PPV, pulse pressure variation; PVI, plethysmographic variability index; SAO2, aterial oxygen saturation; sBP, systolic blood pressure (mmHg); SpO2, oxygen saturation (%); SV, stroke volume (ml); SVR, systemic vascular resistance (dynes-s/cm5); SVV, stroke volume variation (%); UO, urine output (ml/kg/h); VO2, oxygen consumption (ml/minute).