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. 2021 Mar;10(3):587–597. doi: 10.21037/tp-20-374

Table 6. Comparison of the parameters that start fluid responsiveness and the volume status assessment in clinical vignettes.

Parameters Variables FR-VS n (%) P value
Yes No
Age group 20–30 32 (47.8) 35 (52.2) 0.540
30–40 104 (50.2) 103 (49.8)
40–50 32 (45.7) 38 (54.3)
50–60 15 (62.5) 9 (37.5)
Professional title Junior 54 (43.9) 69 (56.1) 0.285
Intermediate 72 (52.6) 65 (47.4)
Senior 57 (52.8) 51 (47.2)
Hospital rank Tertiary 177 (49.4) 181 (50.6) 0.510
Secondary 6 (60.0) 4 (40.0)
Academic qualification Bachelor 47 (41.2) 67 (58.8) 0.008
Master 110 (50.7) 107 (49.3)
PhD 26 (70.3) 11 (29.7)
Staff of ICU specialist training center Yes 113 (58.9) 79 (41.1) 0.000
No 70 (39.8) 106 (60.2)
Fluid resuscitation Yes 156 (48.4) 166 (51.6) 0.193
No 27 (58.7) 19 (41.3)
PALS course Yes
No
120 (53.6)
63 (43.8)
104 (46.4)
81 (56.3)
0.066
Cases with septic shock per year More than 30 134 (55.8) 106 (44.2) 0.001
0–29 49 (38.3) 79 (67.1)

n, number of respondents; FR-VS, fluid responsiveness and volume status; ICU, intensive care unit; PALS, pediatric advanced life support.