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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study population

From: Balanced crystalloids versus isotonic saline in critically ill patients: systematic review and meta-analysis

Study Name

Fluid type

Age (years)

Gender

CKD

Baseline serum creatinine (mg/dl)

Sepsis and/or septic shock

MV

Vasopressor

ICU admission indication

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Male

Female

 

Mean

Median

Medical

Surgical

Young [10]

Balanced

60.1 (16.79)

64%

36%

0.98 (0.76)

 

4%

67%

29%

71%

Saline

60.95 (16.25)

 

67%

34%

 

0.99 (0.68)

 

4%

66%

 

28%

72%

Verma [16]

Balanced

62 (45–70)

62%

38%

0.85 (0.58–1.34)

46%

58%

46%

58%

42%

Saline

 

64 (46–72)

64%

36%

  

0.9 (0.6–1.21)

41%

56%

32%

48%

52%

Semler [15]

Balanced

58 (44–69)

57%

43%

17%

0.89 (0.47–1.1)

15%

34%

26%

78%

22%

Saline

 

58 (44–69)

58%

42%

17%

 

0.89 (0.47–1.1)

15%

35%

26%

79%

21%

Semler [11]

Balanced

57 (44–68)

52%

48%

23%

25%

34%

22%

Saline

 

58 (46–70)

54%

46%

23%

  

29%

34%

25%

  

Young [17]

Balanced

38 (19)

73%

27%

Saline

39 (14)

 

79%

21%

        

Ratanarat [18]

Balanced

Saline

            
  1. CKD chronic kidney disease, MV mechanical ventilator, ICU intensive care unit, SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range