Table 5.

Comparisons of Intraoperative Fluid Administration (IFA) to Postoperative Hospital Length of Stay (phLOS) in Patients Following Thoracic Surgery

	Comparable Studies		Present Study
Study	IFA, mL/kg/hr, Mean, SD	phLOS, Days, Mean, SD	IFA mL/kg/hr, Mean, SD	phLOS, Days Mean, SD	phLOS Z Test Statistic	P Value
Licker et al, 2003,35 n=842/879	7.2, 4.2a	10.3, 2.4	12.3, 8.3a	6.7, 6.5	–22.0	<0.0001
Licker et al, 2009,36 n=558	3.5, 1.6a	11.8, 4.1	12.3, 8.3a	6.7, 6.5	–18.6	<0.0001
Licker et al, 2009,36 n=533	3.6, 1.4a	14.5, 3.3			–35.3	<0.0001
Matot et al, 2013,37 n=51	2.0b	5.8, 2.7	12.1, 8.2b	6.1, 6.2	1.5	0.1455
Matot et al, 2013,37 n=51	8.0b	5.5, 3.4			3.9	<0.0001
Arslantas et al, 2015,38 n=139	5.7, 3.2a	8.5, 4.8	12.3, 8.3a	6.7, 6.5	–5.7	<0.0001

^aPatients received intraoperative crystalloids, colloids, and packed red blood cells.

^bPatients only received intraoperative crystalloids.

Note: P values <0.01 are statistically significant.