Early goal-directed therapy after major surgery reduces complications and duration of hospital stay. A randomised, controlled trial [ISRCTN38797445]

Table 3 Summary of outcomes after 8-hour intervention period

Outcome measure	Control group	GDT group	p
Number of patients with complications	41 (68%)	27 (44%)	0.007
Median duration of hospital stay (days)	14 (11–27)	11 (7–15)	0.001
Mean duration of hospital stay (days)	29.5 (34.8)	17.5 (20.8)	0.001
Duration of ICU stay (hours)	45 (25–99)	43 (24–102)	0.82
28-day mortality	7 (11.7%)	6 (9.7%)	0.78
60-day mortality	9 (15%)	7 (11.3%)	0.59

Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or absolute value (%). ICU, intensive care unit. GDT, goal-directed therapy.

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