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Table 3 Type of fluids administered in the intraoperative period and the first 24 postoperative hours

From: Observational study on fluid therapy management in surgical adult patients

 

ALL

Low-intermediate risk surgery & low risk patient

Low-intermediate risk surgery & high risk patient

High-very high risk surgery & low risk patient

High-very high risk surgery & high risk patient

N

 

N=6203

N=3758

N=924

N=975

N=546

 

Type of fluids administered in the intraoperative period

 Crystalloids

  Crystalloids, N (%)

6203 (100%)

3758 (100%)

924 (100%)

975 (100%)

546 (100%)

6203

  Number of Crystalloids, Median [Q1;Q3]

2.00 [1.00;2.00]

2.00 [1.00;2.00]

2.00 [1.00;2.00]

2.00 [1.00;2.00]

2.00 [1.00;2.00]

6203

  Balanced, N (%)

4912 (79.2%)

2973 (79.1%)

699 (75.6%)

802 (82.3%)

438 (80.2%)

6203

  Saline, N (%)

2883 (46.5%)

1651 (43.9%)

462 (50.0%)

475 (48.7%)

295 (54.0%)

6203

  Excipients, N (%)

1749 (28.2%)

1019 (27.1%)

269 (29.1%)

297 (30.5%)

164 (30.0%)

6203

  Other, N (%)

250 (4.03%)

146 (3.89%)

42 (4.55%)

42 (4.31%)

20 (3.66%)

6203

  Glucose & glucose-saline, N (%)

150 (2.42%)

51 (1.36%)

47 (5.09%)

15 (1.54%)

37 (6.78%)

6203

 Colloids

  Colloids, N (%)

474 (7.51%)

153 (4.06%)

104 (11.3%)

120 (12.3%)

89 (16.4%)

6207

  Number of Colloids, Median [Q1;Q3]

1.00 [1.00;1.00]

1.00 [1.00;1.00]

1.00 [1.00;1.00]

1.00 [1.00;1.00]

1.00 [1.00;1.00]

474

  Starch, N (%)

274 (4.41%)

93 (2.47%)

60 (6.49%)

79 (8.13%)

42 (7.75%)

6207

  Gelatine, N (%)

163 (2.63%)

52 (1.38%)

36 (3.90%)

37 (3.81%)

38 (7.01%)

6207

  Albumin, N (%)

37 (0.60%)

9 (0.24%)

12 (1.30%)

5 (0.51%)

11 (2.03%)

6207

Type of fluids administered in the first 24 postoperative hours

 Crystalloids

  Crystalloids, N (%)

5668 (100%)

3467 (100%)

848 (100%)

897 (100%)

456 (100%)

5668

  Number of Crystalloids, Median [Q1;Q3]

1.00 [1.00;2.00]

1.00 [1.00;2.00]

1.00 [1.00;2.00]

1.00 [1.00;2.00]

1.00 [1.00;2.00]

6314

  Balanced, N (%)

3825 (67.5%)

2370 (68.4%)

554 (65.3%)

613 (68.3%)

288 (63.2%)

5668

  Normal saline, N (%)

2109 (37.2%)

1237 (35.7%)

318 (37.5%)

360 (40.1%)

194 (42.5%)

5668

  Excipients, N (%)

1331 (23.5%)

740 (21.3%)

217 (25.6%)

226 (25.2%)

148 (32.5%)

5668

  Other, N (%)

232 (4.09%)

132 (3.81%)

30 (3.54%)

41 (4.57%)

29 (6.36%)

5668

  Glucose and glucose-saline, N (%)

1195 (21.1%)

565 (16.3%)

229 (27.0%)

235 (26.2%)

166 (36.4%)

5668

 Colloids

  Colloids, N (%)

144 (2.45%)

43 (1.19%)

25 (2.87%)

41 (4.47%)

35 (7.54%)

5879

  Number of colloids, Median [Q1;Q3]

1.00 [1.00;1.00]

1.00 [1.00;1.00]

1.00 [1.00;1.00]

1.00 [1.00;1.00]

1.00 [1.00;1.00]

144

  Starch, N (%)

57 (0.97%)

22 (0.61%)

9 (1.03%)

14 (1.53%)

12 (2.59%)

5879

  Gelatine, N (%)

64 (1.09%)

15 (0.41%)

14 (1.61%)

21 (2.29%)

14 (3.02%)

5879

  Albumin, N (%)

31 (0.53%)

6 (0.17%)

6 (0.69%)

7 (0.76%)

12 (2.59%)

5879