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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and perioperative management

From: Blood volume in patients likely to be preload responsive: a post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial

No. of patients

63

Age, years

68 (58–74)

Sex

60 (38)

 Female, % (no.)

60 (38)

 Male, % (no.)

40 (25)

Weight, kg

73 (62–86)

Height, cm

169 (164–176)

POSSUM physiology score

15 (13–17)

ASA

2 (2–3)

Type of surgery, % (no.)

 Whipple

54 (34)

 Gynecological

46 (29)

Perioperative bleeding, ml

600 (300–1000)

Perioperative diuresis, ml/kg/h

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

Perioperative crystalloids, ml

4400 (4000–5250)

Perioperative colloid, ml

600 (425–1000)

Length of surgery, min

404 (329–497)

Length of anesthesia, min

503 (448–585)

Epidural anesthesia, % (no.)

92 (58)

Perioperative use of vasopressor, % (no.)

84 (53/63)

Perioperative use of inotropy, % (no.)

14 (9/63)

  1. ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status; POSSUM, Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and morbidity
  2. Data presented as median (IQR) or percentage (no.)