Table 2.
Volumes of administered fluids and fluid balances during and after extrapleural pneumonectomya
| Intra-operative | ICU on the day of operation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before group (n = 18) | After group (n = 12) | P value | Before group (n = 18) | After group (n = 12) | P value | |
| Red blood cellsb | 300 (0; 1200) | 0 (0; 600) | 0 (0; 600) | 0 (0; 300) | ||
| Fresh frozen plasmab | 0 (0; 600) | 0 (0; 600) | 0 (0; 600) | None | ||
| Colloids | 950 (500; 1750) | 500 (0; 1500) | 550 (0; 1500) | 500 (0; 1500) | ||
| Crystalloids | 1150 (500; 2500) | 1000 (500; 1500) | 1713 (625; 3075) | 1513 (325; 1975) | ||
| Total volume of administered fluid | 2675 (1000; 5350) | 1600 (600; 3600) | 0.01 | 2588 (1400; 4925) | 1810 (825; 3525) | 0.04 |
| Fluid balancesc | 779 (−429; 1863) | −385 (−2130; 10) | 0.0003 | 176 (−970; 1567) | 111 (−419; 287) | 0.26 |
All values are given in ml, as median (range). Colloids are dextran, hydroxyethyl starch or 5 % human albumin. Crystalloids are isotonic solutions of crystalloids with or without glucose
ICU Intensive Care Unit; ml millilitres
aThirty patients divided in two groups according to whether they had surgery before or after changes in standard therapy, bOne unit = 300 ml, cThe calculations in both groups included insensible perspiration of 1 ml/kg/hour