Goal-Directed vs Traditional Approach to Intraoperative Fluid Therapy during Open Major Bowel Surgery: Is There a Difference?
Table 4
Comparison of ICU and HDU requirement, ICU and HDU stay, days to return of bowel movement, days to oral intake, days of hospital stay, and survival rate in the three groups. Values are presented as number (percentage) or as median (interquartile range).
Parameter
Control group (n = 101)
FloTrac group (n = 100)
Pleth variability index group (n = 100)
value
ICU requirement n (%)
19 (18.8)
20 (20)
12 (12)
0.284
Length of ICU stay (days) median (IQR)
(n = 19) 2 (1, 3)
(n = 20) 2 (1, 5)
(n = 12) 1 (1, 3)
0.296
HDU requirement n (%)
63 (62.4)
62 (62)
58 (58)
0.786
Length of HDU stay (days) median (IQR)
(n = 63) 3 (2, 4)
(n = 62) 2 (1, 3)
(n = 58) 2 (1, 3)
0.004
Day of return of bowel movement (days) median (IQR)
3 (2, 4)
3 (2, 3)
2 (2, 3)
0.156
Days to oral intake (days) median (IQR)
3 (2, 4)
3 (2, 4)
4 (2, 5)
0.047
Length of hospital stay (days) median (IQR)
14 (11, 17)
14 (11, 17)
13 (11, 16)
0.427
Survival n (%)
93 (92.1)
92 (92)
94 (94)
0.887
ICU = intensive care unit; HDU = high dependency unit. control vs PVI (0.004); control vs PVI (0.047). Data were compared using chi-square test and nonparametric Kruskal–Wallis test.
