Comparative Assessment of the Effects of Hydroxyethyl Starch and Normal Saline on Severe Hypotension in Patients with Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning: A Retrospective Study

Table 2

Comparison of systolic blood pressure in the normal saline and starch groups.

Group	Before treatment; Mean (SD)	After treatment; Mean (SD)	Difference	value^a
HES	72.67 (14.49)	94 (24.45)	21.33 (19)	0.001
NS	68.59 (8.3)	85.18 (19.9)	16.58 (18.75)	0.004
value^b	0.313	0.245	0.463

HES, hydroxyethyl starch; NS, normal saline; SD, standard deviation. ^aPaired t-test (or Wilcoxon test for nonnormality condition). ^bIndependent t-test (or Mann–Whitney U test for nonnormality condition).