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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients

From: Early fluid resuscitation with hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 (6%) in severe burn injury: a randomized, controlled, double-blind clinical trial

Characteristic

HES (n = 23)

Lactated Ringer’s (n = 22)

Age, years

49 (22, 69)

47 (26, 61)

Sex, male

17 (73.9%)

17 (77.2%)

Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg

109 (93, 130)

123 (104, 150)

Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg

60 (55, 65)

68 (59, 76)

Heart rate, beats/min

83 (70, 95)

86 (75, 95)

Weight, kg

75 (70, 83)

80 (70, 80)

Height, cm

175 (170, 180)

176 (170, 180)

Burned TBSA, %

31 (21, 47)

32 (20, 50)

  1. Data are represented as median (25th and 75th percentiles) or median (percentage). None of the differences between the two groups was significant (P >0.05). Two patients were randomly assigned but were excluded because they did not fulfill inclusion criteria, and one patient was not excluded formally but was not in analyses, because of a lack of data. HES, hydroxyethyl starch; TBSA, total body surface area.