Table 3.

Fluid therapy administered in the first 24 h following the start of surgery

	Group 1: before introduction of the algorithm (N = 14)	Group 2: following introduction of the algorithm (N = 16)	p value
Volume of cell saver re-infused, mL	250 (0–1,122)	0 (0–202)	0.127
Crystalloids, L	4.5 (40–5.4)	4.6 (3.5–6.0)	0.861
Albumin, g	60 (52.5–75)	80 (60–82.5)	0.131
Total volume administered excluding blood products, L	4.7 (4.2–6.1)	5.0 (3.7–6.6)	0.894
Total volume administered including blood products, L	7.0 (6.1–11.5)	5.6 (4.1–9.9)	0.092

Data are shown as median (inter-quartile range).