Table 3.
Complications and outcomes of patients treated by different resuscitation fluid
| NS group | SH group | SHG group | |
| Renal dysfunction | 11 | 31 | 41 |
| ARDS | 16 | 61 | 71 |
| MODS | 10 | 31 | 31 |
| ACS | 6 | 11 | 11 |
| Lung infection | 13 | 51 | 51 |
| Abdominal infection | 11 | 31 | 21 |
| Sepsis | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Operation | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| LOIS | 14 ± 8.2 | 10 ± 9.41 | 11 ± 6.31 |
| LOHS | 31 ± 22.8 | 22 ± 18.91 | 21 ± 23.71 |
| Mortality | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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P < 0.05 vs normal saline (NS group). SH group: Combination of normal saline and hydroxyethyl starch; SHG group: Combination of normal saline, hydroxyethyl starch and glutamine; ARDS: Acute respiratory distress syndrome; MODS: Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; ACS: Abdominal compartment syndrome; LOIS: Length of intensive care unit stay; LOHS: Length of hospital stay.