Table 1.

Type of fluid used by anaesthetists and surgeons for three post operative scenarios in children

Type of fluid	Case 1.	Case 1	Case 2	Case 2	Case 3	Case 3
	Anaesthetists	Surgeons	Anaesthetists	Surgeons	Anaesthetists	Surgeons
4% dex/0.18% saline	25/100 (25%)	22/61 (36.1%)	24/100 (24%)	23/61 (37.7%)	20/100 (20%)	24/61 (39.3%)
10% dex/0.18% saline	1/100 (1%)	4/61 (6.5%)	0	0	0	3/61 (4.9%)
2.5% dex/0.45% saline	7/100 (7%)	0	8/100 (8%)	1/61 (1.7%)	8/100 (8%)	1/61 (1.7%)
5% dex/0.45% saline	35/100 (35%)	29/61 (47.5%)	24/100 (25%)	31/61 (50.8%)	33/100 (33%)	29/61 (47.5%)
10% dex/0.45% saline	1/100 (1%)	1/61 (1.7%)	0	0	1/100 (1%)	1/61 (1.7%)
5% dex/1/2 Hartmanns	2/100 (2%)	0	2/100 (2%)	0	2/100 (2%)	0
0.9% saline	1/100 (1%)	0	18/100 (18%)	3/61 (4.9%)	3/100 (3%)	1/61 (1.7%)
Hartmanns	2/100 (2%)	1/61 (1.7%)	23/100 (23%)	2/61 (3.2%)	15/100 (15%)	2/61 (3.3%)
1% dex/Hartmanns	3/100 (3%)	0	0	0	1/100 (1%)	0
5% dex/0.9% saline	2/100 (2%)	0	0	1/61 (1.7%)	1/100 (1%)	0
10% dex/Hartmanns	0	0	0	0	1/100 (1%)	0
Total answering	88/100 (88%)	59/61 (96.7%)	100/100 (100%)	61/61 (100%)	86/100 (86%)	61/61 (100%)
Left unanswered	12/100 (12%)	2/61 (3.3%)	0	0	14/100 (14%)	0