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Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics

From: Preoperative carbohydrate loading and intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy for elderly patients undergoing open gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial

 

GDFT group (n = 55)

CFT group (n = 57)

Age (years)

68.3 ± 5.49

69.2 ± 6.55

Height (m)

1.61 ± 0.07

1.62 ± 0.08

Weight (kg)

60.20 ± 10.53

59.26 ± 10.62

BMI (kg/m2)

23.02 ± 2.75

22.34 ± 3.11

Sex (M/F)

36/19

40/17

ASA II/III/IV

38/12/5

40/10/7

Type of surgery

 Gastrectomy

16 (29.1%)

15 (26.3%)

 Colectomy

20 (36.4%)

25 (43.9%)

 Proctectomy

19 (34.5%)

17 (29.8%)

  1. Note: Values are absolute numbers (percentages) or means ± SD (standard deviation)
  2. GDFT goal-directed fluid therapy, CTF conventional fluid therapy, BMI body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists