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Table 1 Patients’ clinical and operative characteristics of transesophageal Doppler (TED) compared to plethysmography variability index (PVI)

From: Transesophageal Doppler corrected flow time versus plethysmography variability index for goal-directed fluid management in cirrhotic patients during liver resection: a randomized controlled trial

 

TED

PVI

P

n = 20

n = 20

Age (y)

• Min-max

32.00–66.00

34.00–64.00

 

• Mean ± std. deviation

57.00 ± 7.49

55.60 ± 0.46

Z(MW) = 0.367

p = 0.714 NS

• 95% CI for mean

53.50–60.50

51.65–59.56

• Median (IQR)

59.50 (55.00–61.50)

57.50 (54.50–61.50)

 

• KS test of normality

D = 0.205, p = 0.027*

D = 0.229, p = 0.007*

 

Surgical time (min)

• Min-max

120.00–240.00

120.00–250.00

Z(MW) = 1.021

p = 0.307 NS

• Mean ± std. deviation

204.00 ± 35.19

192.00 ± 37.18

• 95% CI for mean

187.5–220.47

174.5–209.40

 

• Median (IQR)

210.00 (180.00–240.00

185.00 (160.00–225.00)

 

• KS test of normality

D = 0.153, p = 0.200 NS

D = 0.127, p = 0.200 NS

 

Anesthesia time (min)

• Min-max

165.00–285.00

150.00–280.00

Z(MW) = 1.512

p = 0.131 NS

• Mean ± std. deviation

243.75 ± 35.76

227.00 ± 37.29

• 95% CI for mean

227.0148

209.5479

 

• Median (IQR)

260.4852

244.4521

 

• KS test of normality

240.00( (225.00–277.50)

D = 0.169, p = 0.139 NS

230.00 (190.00–260.00)

D = 0.139, p = 0.200 NS

 

MELD score

• Min-max

6.43–9.85

6.43–11.90

 

• Mean ± std. deviation

8.36 ± 0.98

8.40 ± 1.73

 

• 95% CI for mean

7.90–8.82

7.59–9.20

Ζ(MW) = 1.393

p = 0.694 NS

• Median (IQR)

8.52 (7.65–9.13)

7.94 (7.13–9.65)

• KS test of normality

D = 0.157, p = 0.200 NS

D = 0.157, p = 0.200 NS

 

BMI (kg/m2)

• Min-max

60.00–100.00

52.00–90.00

 

• Mean ± std. deviation

80.65 ± 9.72

74.30 ± 11.37

 

• 95% CI for mean

77.09–86.20

68.99–79.61

Z(MW) = 1.888

p = 0.059 NS

• Median (IQR)

80.00 (76.50–89.00)

75.00 (65.00–85.00)

• KS test of normality

D = 0.117, p = 0.200 NS

D = 0.128, p = 0.200 NS

 

Type of liver resection

Caudate lobe

1 (5.0%)

2 (10.0%)

Z = 0.600

p = 0.5485 NS

Right formal

1 (5.0%)

4 (20.0%)

Z = 1.4343

p = 0.1527 NS

Left formal

3 (15.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Z = 1.800

p = 0.0718 NS

Left lateral

5 (25.0%)

3 (15.0%)

Z = 0.790

p = 0.4295 NS

Non anatomical

10 (50.0%)

11 (55.0%)

Z = 0.3166

p = 0.7489 NS

  1. Abbreviations: n, number of patients; min-max, minimum-maximum; CI, confidence interval; IQR, interquartile range; KS, Kolmogorov-Smirnov; MW, Mann-Whitney U-test ; *statistically significant (p < 0.05); NS, statistically not significant (p ≥ 0.05); MELD, model of end-stage liver disease; BMI, body mass index