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Demographic and biochemical data for patients with and without post-operative morbidity |
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| Data class |
Complications (n = 64) |
No complications (n = 53) |
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| Demographic |
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| Age (years) |
67.0 ± 12.3 |
66.7 ± 10.4 |
0.89 |
| Blood loss (ml) |
1,200 (520–2,000) |
1,000 (725–2,350) |
0.88 |
| GDT |
27/64 (42%) |
35/53 (66%) |
0.02* |
| APACHE II score |
9.9 ± 4.3 |
9.0 ± 3.8 |
0.28 |
| P-POSSUM score |
40.1 ± 8.1 |
36.8 ± 6.8 |
0.02* |
| ASA score |
3 (2–3) |
3 (2–3) |
0.61 |
| Biochemical |
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| Baseline base excess (mmol l-1) |
-2.62 ± 3.03 |
-2.40 ± 3.31 |
0.71 |
| Lowest base excess (mmol l-1) |
-3.67 ± 3.04 |
-4.30 ± 3.17 |
0.29 |
| Base excess, 8-hour mean (mmol l-1) |
-2.73 ± 3.83 |
-2.31 ± 3.15 |
0.44 |
| Baseline lactate (mmol l-1) |
1.49 ± 0.81 |
1.38 ± 0.74 |
0.43 |
| Highest lactate (mmol l-1) |
1.93 ± 1.30 |
1.80 ± 0.88 |
0.55 |
| Lactate, 8-hour mean (mmol l-1) |
1.29 ± 0.81 |
1.23 ± 0.55 |
0.65 |
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*Statistically significant difference. Data are presented as means ± SD, medians (interquartile range) or absolute values (%). APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; GDT, patients receiving goal-directed therapy; P-POSSUM, Portsmouth Physiologic and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and morbidity | |||
Pearse et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R694 doi:10.1186/cc3888 |
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