Clinical Study
Goal-Directed vs Traditional Approach to Intraoperative Fluid Therapy during Open Major Bowel Surgery: Is There a Difference?
| Parameter | Control group (n = 101) | FloTrac group (n = 100) | Pleth variability index group (n = 100) | value |
| Age (years) mean (SD) | 52 (12) | 53 (11) | 53 (12) | 0.744 | Weight (kg) mean (SD) | 54 (11) | 56 (10) | 52 (12) | 0.091 | Height (cm) mean (SD) | 161 (8) | 160 (9) | 159 (8) | 0.348 |
| Gender N (%) | Male | 68 (67.3) | 68 (68) | 59 (59) | 0.332 | Female | 33 (32.7) | 32 (32) | 41 (41) | |
| ASA physical status N (%) | I | 59 (58.4) | 47 (47) | 48 (48) | 0.196 | II | 42 (41.6) | 53 (53) | 52 (52) | |
| Anaesthetic technique N (%) | GA + epidural | 95 (94.1) | 93 (93) | 88 (88) | 0.240 |
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ANOVA and chi-square test; ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists; GA = general anaesthesia. |