Abstract
The authors investigated whether the weight gain following fluid administration in major surgery increases postoperative complications or results in poor survival. The authors conducted a blinded, randomized, multicenter trial. Elective colorectal surgery patients (N = 141) were placed in either a standard intraoperative and postoperative intravenous fluid regimen or a restricted regimen that aimed at maintaining preoperative body weight. The restrictive intravenous fluid regimen significantly reduced postoperative complications, including cardiopulmonary and tissue-healing complications. Four deaths occurred in the group that received the standard fluid regimen, no patients died in the group that received the restricted regimen. The authors concluded that a fluid regimen that seeks to maintain an unchanged body weight reduces complications after elective colorectal surgery.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 330-331 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2004 |
Keywords
- elective colorectal surgery
- fluid-restricted regi-men
- postoperative complications
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine