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Table 3 Trials of outpatient abdominal surgery

From: Fluid therapy in the perioperative setting—a clinical review

Author

Surgery

No. of patients

Blinding

Duration of surgery

Intervention

Fast

Postop. oral fluid intake

Effect of fluid

Keane and Murray [65]

Mixed outpatient surgery

212 in 2 groups

No

18 min

1000 mL Hartman’s solution + 1000 mL DW vs. no fluid

?

?

↓ Thirst, drowsiness, headache and dizziness

→ Nausea

Spencer [66]

Minor gynecologic surgery

100 in 2 groups

No

8 min

1 L CSL vs. no fluid

?

?

↓ Dizziness and nausea

Cook et al. [67]

Gynecologic laparoscopy

75 in 3 groups

Yes

20 min

CSL 20 mL/kg vs. CSL + DW 20 mL/kg vs. no fluid

11–16 h

?

↓ Dizziness and drowsiness

↓ LOS in Dextrose group

Yogendran et al. [70]

Mixed outpatient surgery

200 in 2 groups

Yes

28 min

Plasmolyte 20 mL/kg (1215 mL) vs. Plasmolyte 2 mL/kg (164 mL)

8–13 h

?

↓ Thirst, dizziness and drowsiness → PONV

McCaul et al. [71]

Gynecologic laparoscopy

108 in 3 groups

Yes

22 min

CSL 1,5 mL/kg/fasting h (1115 mL) vs. CSL + DW 1.5 mL/kg/fasting h (1148 mL)

vs. no fluid

11,5 h

?

→ PONV

↑ Thirst in CSL + DW group

Magner et al. [68]

Gynecologic laparoscopy

141 in 2 groups

Yes

20 min

CSL 30 mL/kg vs. CSL 10 mL/kg

13 h

?

↓ PONV

→ Dizziness and thirst

Holte et al. [69]

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

48 in 2 groups

Yes

68 min

LR 15 mL/kg (998 mL) vs. 40 mL/kg (2928 mL)

2 h

Mean 600 mL

↓ LOS

↓ Thirst, nausea, dizziness, and drowsiness

↑ Well-being and pulmonary function

  1. DW Dextrose in water 5 %, CSL compound sodium lactose (Na:131, K:5, Ca:2, Cl:111, Lactate:29 mmol/l), LR lactated Ringers solution, PONV postoperative nausea and vomiting
  2. ↑significantly increased, ↓ significantly decreased, → no significant changes, ?: not given