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Table 3 Clinical outcome

From: Fluid management guided by a continuous non-invasive arterial pressure device is associated with decreased postoperative morbidity after total knee and hip replacement

 

CONTROL

PRESSURE

GDFT

P-value

(N = 40)

(N = 40)

(N = 40)

Rate of complications (all)

33 (83 %)

26 (65 %)

22 (55 %)a

0.03

Rate of complications (major)

3 (8 %)

6 (15 %)

2 (5 %)

0.27

Mortality

0 (0 %)

1 (2.5 %)

0 (0 %)

0.37

Hospital length of stay (days)

10.5 (8–12)

10 (9–12.5)

10 (8.5–13.5)

0.99

Discharge readiness (days)

9 (8–12)

9 (7–12)

8 (7–10)

0.06

ICU length of stay (days)

2 (2–2)

2 (2–3)

2 (2–3)

0.3

ICU readiness (days)

2 (2–2)

2 (2–2)

2 (2–2)

0.38

Number of complications (all)

66

61

35

N/A

Number of complications (major)

3

8

3

N/A

Blood transfusion (patients)

30 (75 %)

25 (63 %)

15 (38 %)a

0.001

Blood transfusion (units)

2 (1–4)

2 (0–4)

0 (0–2)

N/A

Complications per group (Number of patients)

Cardiovascular

    

 Minor

2 (5 %)

4 (10 %)

0 (0 %)

0.12

 Major

0 (0 %)

1 (2.5 %)

1 (2.5 %)

0.6

Respiratory

    

 Minor

1 (2.5 %)

1 (2.5 %)

0 (0 %)

0.6

 Major

0 (0 %)

1 (2.5 %)

0 (0 %)

0.37

Infectious

    

 Minor

23 (57.5 %)

9 (22.5 %)a

9 (22.5 %)a

0.001

 Major

2 (5 %)

3 (7.5 %)

2 (5 %)

0.86

Renal

    

 Minor

5 (12.5 %)

7 (17.5 %)

5 (12.5 %)

0.76

 Major

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

1

GIT

    

 Minor

20 (50 %)

17 (42.5 %)

11 (27.5 %)

0.12

 Major

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

1

Nervous

    

 Minor

1 (2.5 %)

3 (7.5 %)

3 (7.5 %)

0.55

 Major

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

1

Coagulation

    

 Minor

6 (15 %)

7 (17.5 %)

3 (7.5 %)

0.39

 Major

1 (2.5 %)

2 (5 %)

0 (0 %)

0.36

  1. Data are presented as median (interquartil range) or number (proportion)
  2. ICU intensive care unit, GIT gastro-intestinal tract
  3. a - significant difference between protocolled group (GDFT or PRESSURE) vs. CONTROL