Table 4 |
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Post-operative complications in goal-directed therapy (GDT) and control groups |
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Complication |
Control group |
GDT group |
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Infection |
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Pneumonia |
20 |
11 |
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Abdominal |
5 |
4 |
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Urinary tract |
3 |
1 |
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Central venous catheter |
6 |
2 |
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Wound |
20 |
4 |
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Respiratory |
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Pleural effusion |
4 |
1 |
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Pneumothorax |
1 |
0 |
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Pulmonary embolism |
1 |
0 |
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
2 |
2 |
|
Cardiovascular |
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Arrhythmia |
9 |
5 |
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Acute pulmonary oedema |
4 |
3 |
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Acute myocardial infarction |
3 |
0 |
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Stroke |
1 |
2 |
|
Abdominal |
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Clostridium difficile diarrhoea |
1 |
0 |
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Acute bowel obstruction |
1 |
1 |
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Upper gastro-intestinal bleed |
4 |
2 |
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Prolonged paralytic ileus |
3 |
2 |
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Anastomotic leak |
1 |
1 |
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Intra-abdominal hypertension |
1 |
0 |
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Post-operative massive haemorrhage |
1 |
1 |
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Total |
90 |
43 |
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Pearse et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R687 doi:10.1186/cc3887 |
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