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Table 3 Demographic and preoperative data

From: Goal-directed intraoperative therapy based on autocalibrated arterial pressure waveform analysis reduces hospital stay in high-risk surgical patients: a randomized, controlled trial

 

GDT group

n = 30

Control group

n = 30

Gender (m/f)

20/10

22/8

Age (years)

73 (69-78)

72 (68-78)

Body mass Index (kg·m-2)

25.8 ± 3.8

26.4 ± 5.5

POSSUM score

  

   Physiology

22 (19-25)

21 (19-27)

   Operation

17 (15-22)

19 (15-21)

Surgical procedure

  

   Hemicolectomy

10

11

   Gastrectomy

10

5

   Rectum resection

3

9

   Whipple

5

2

   Esophagus resection

1

1

   Liver resection

1

2

Pre-existing conditions

  

   Ischemic heart disease

20

18

   Cerebrovascular disease

6

5

   Diabetes mellitus requiring insulin

2

2

   Hypertension

27

28

   Obstructive pulmonary disease

3

4

   Peripheral vascular disease

4

4

   Renal failure requiring dialysis

0

0

   Renal failure without dialysis

6

5

  1. All data presented as mean ± standard deviation, except age and POSSUM score values (median (interquartile range)). GDT, goal-directed therapy; f, female; m, male; POSSUM, physiological and operative severity score for the enumeration of mortality and morbidity [22].
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