Intraoperative fluid optimization using stroke volume variation in high risk surgical patients: results of prospective randomized study

Table 2 Baseline demographics

Parameters	Vigileo group	Control group	P value
Number in group	60	60
Male : Female	50 : 10	47 : 13	0.643
Age	66.73 ± 7.88	66.32 ± 8.38	0.78
Weight (kg)	80.47 ± 12.75	82.49 ± 17.18	0.466
Height (cm)	172.07 ± 7.2	172.1 ± 10.19	0.99
APACHE II score	6.59 ± 3.04	6.76 ± 2.61	0.758
SOFA score	1 (1-2)	1 (0-2)	0.82
POSSUM (operative score)	17 (16-20)	17 (14-20)	0.304
POSSUM (physiology score)	20 (19-23)	21 (19-23)	0.295
ASA (1:2:3:4:5)	0:14:37:9:0	0:11:40:9:0	0.646
Chronic disease
Coronary artery disease	32 (53%)	31 (52%)	0.942
Hypertension	56 (93%)	56 (93%)	0.721
Peripheral artery disease	31 (52%)	30 (50%)	0.971
COPD/Asthma bronchiale	13 (22%)	12 (20%)	0.964
Other pulmonary pathology	5 (8%)	3 (5%)	0.767
Cerebrovascular disease	8 (13%)	8 (13%)	0.786
Diabetes mellitus	21 (35%)	23 (38%)	0.851
Chronic kidney disease	5 (8%)	4 (7%)	0.89
Malignancy	23 (38%)	23 (38%)	0.851
Age > 70 years	24 (40%)	21 (35%)	0.706
Surgical procedure
Colo-rectal surgery	17 (28%)	16 (27%)	0.935
Pancreatic surgery	5 (8%)	3 (5%)	0.767
Intraabdominal vascular surgery	38 (63%)	41 (68%)	0.701
Surgery cancelled (Figure 1)	9 (15%)	6 (10%)	0.581
Epidural analgesia	35 (58%)	37 (62%)	0.794

Values are presented as absolute (percentage), mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range).
APACHE II, Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation score II; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists' physical status classification; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; POSSUM, physiologic and operative severity score for the enumeration of mortality and morbidity score; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score.

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