Table 5.
Mortality rate of fluid resuscitation strategies in the non-comparative studies
| Name, year | Sample size of hypotensive patients | No of patients given less amount of fluid | Amount of administered fluid | Overall no of death among hypotensive patients | Odds ratio | P value | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncalculated number of deaths | |||||||
| Ley et al. [33] | 106 | N/S | 1 ml–1.5 l | N/S | OR 2.09 | 0.002 | 1.31–3.33 |
| Calculated deaths number | |||||||
| Talving et al. [32] | 102 | 16 | (1 ml–500 ml) | 31 (30%) | OR 0.7 | N/M | 0.07–5.9 |
| Kasotakis et al. [30] | 1754 | N/S | (1 ml–15 l) | 159 (9.1%) | N/M | 0.275 | N/M |
| Geeraedts et al. [34] | 941 | 253 | (500 ml–1 l) | 89 (9.5%) | OR 0.97 | 0.93 | 0.45–2.09 |
| Total | 2797 | 279 (9.97%) | |||||
N/S not specified, N/M not measured, OR Odds ratio