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Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics

From: Preoperative carbohydrate loading and intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy for elderly patients undergoing open gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial

  GDFT group (n = 55) CFT group (n = 57)
Age (years) 68.3 ± 5.49 69.2 ± 6.55
Height (m) 1.61 ± 0.07 1.62 ± 0.08
Weight (kg) 60.20 ± 10.53 59.26 ± 10.62
BMI (kg/m2) 23.02 ± 2.75 22.34 ± 3.11
Sex (M/F) 36/19 40/17
ASA II/III/IV 38/12/5 40/10/7
Type of surgery
 Gastrectomy 16 (29.1%) 15 (26.3%)
 Colectomy 20 (36.4%) 25 (43.9%)
 Proctectomy 19 (34.5%) 17 (29.8%)
  1. Note: Values are absolute numbers (percentages) or means ± SD (standard deviation)
  2. GDFT goal-directed fluid therapy, CTF conventional fluid therapy, BMI body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists