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Table

From: Extracellular fluid variations during a fluid challenge: a comparison of normal saline (NS) and hydroxyethyl starch (HES) in stressed patients

 

NS group (n = 12)

HS 10% group (n = 10)

 

Before

After

Before

After

BCM (kg)

43.0 ± 11.4

43.3 ± 10.7

  30.7 ± 14.5

  31.1 ± 16.1

ECW (%)

   55 ± 10.3

  56.3 ± 10.6*

63.0 ± 5.3

63.9 ± 6.4

  1. * P < 0.03 versus before value