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Table 4 Duration of anesthesia, estimated blood loss and IV fluid and blood administration

From: Sodium nitroprusside is not associated with metabolic acidosis during intraoperative infusion in children

 

Treatment (N=60)

Control (N=106)

P Value

Duration of anesthesia (min) (SE)

327 (15.2)

309 (9.6)

0.45

Estimated blood loss (ml/kg) (SE)

19.9 (2.8)

18.9 (1.6)

0.94

Volume of IV fluid administered (ml/kg) (SE)

53.3 (5.3)

45.8 (3.2)

0.33

Volume of blood administered (ml/kg) (SE)

17.8 (2.04)

11.4 (1.3)

<0.001