Table 2.
Fluid balance of patients included in the study according to treatment group
| Fluid balance | All patients (n = 124) |
NacA group (n = 60) |
Control group (n = 64) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before (2 days) contrast infusion | 1145.6 (178.2) | 1000.9 (266.3) | 1269.0 (244.2) | 0.46 |
| Before (1 day) contrast infusion | 1399.7 (151.0) | 1117.5 (198.4) | 1655.9 (225.3) | 0.08 |
| Day of contrast infusion | 1463.6 (159.4) | 1133 (194.8) | 1633.4 (227.6) | 0.09 |
| First day after contrast infusion | 1310.4 (167.1) | 1317.1 (256.4) | 1306.3 (224.3) | 0.97 |
| Second day after contrast infusion | 996.1 (137.6) | 1095.6 (237.8) | 945.3 (163.0) | 0.59 |
| Third day after contrast infusion | 844.9 (174.2) | 902.9 (298.2) | 774.4 (195.8) | 0.71 |
| Fourth day after contrast infusion | 869.8 (167.4) | 1042.5 (241.2) | 691.9 (236.8) | 0.30 |
| Fifth day after contrast infusion | 897.6 (235.5) | 870.3 (340.3) | 967.4 (234.3) | 0.70 |
Data presented as mean (SE)
NacA group Treatment (N-acetylcysteine and ascorbic acid) group