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Table 2 Comparison of intraoperative outcomes and blood lactate concentrations

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) P
Duration of anesthesia (min) 254 ± 64.8 244 ± 60.6 0.413
Duration of surgery (min) 208 ± 59.9 200 ± 57.1 0.469
Estimated blood loss (ml) 200 (150–300) 200 (100–400) 0.773
Total intraoperative fluids (ml) 1697 ± 536.9 2033 ± 468.7 0.001##
Crystalloid (ml) 1111 ± 442.9 1411 ± 412.6 0.000###
Colloid (ml) 623 ± 211.9 586 ± 216.3 0.370
Urine output (ml) 200 (150–300) 400 (290–500) 0.000###
Intraoperative vasoactive drugs
 Ephedrine 25 31 0.345
 Norepinephrine 10 4 0.091
 Dobutamine 9 2 0.022#
 Nitroglycerin 2 3 1.000
Lactate (mmol/l)
 T1 0.8 (0.6–1.3) 0.7 (0.6–0.95) 0.363
 T2 0.9 (0.6–1.3) 0.8 (0.65–1.1) 0.243
 T3 0.9 (0.7–1.3) 1.0 (0.8–1.2) *** 0.752
  1. Note: Values are absolute number, mean ± SD (standard deviation) or median (25–75 percentage); *** p < 0.001 analysis of variance (ANOVA) on repeated measurements with Bonferroni correction against baseline; # p < 0.05, ## p < 0.01, ### p < 0.001 analysis of variance by GDFT groups vs CFT group (T-test; Wilcoxon rank-sum tests, or Fisher’s exact tests); T1 5 min prior to induction of anesthesia, T2 60 min after the initiation of surgery, T3 at the end of surgery