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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Transient hyperlactatemia during intravenous administration of glycerol: a prospective observational study

 

Glycerol 200 mL/30 min

Glycerol 200 mL/60 min

Mannitol 300 mL/60 min

P value

n = 13

n = 13

n = 7

 

Age, years

57 (47–66)

46 (38–69)

58 (45–62)

0.592

Male, sex

6 (46.1%)

5 (38.5%)

4 (57.2%)

0.724

Height, cm

161 (154–166)

155 (154–164)

170 (155–170)

0.229

Body weight, kg

60 (51–65)

60 (55–69)

62 (54–67)

0.731

Body mass index, kg/m2

23.9 (19.4–25.7)

25.0 (21.2–26.9)

21.7 (21.1–27.9)

0.573

Diseases, %

   

0.426

Brain tumor

7.7%

23.1%

0.0%

 

Intracranial hemorrhage

15.4%

23.1%

14.3%

 

Sub-arachnoid hemorrhage

23.1%

7.7%

42.9%

 

Cerebral infarction

38.5%

38.5%

28.6%

 

Traumatic brain injury

0.0%

7.7%

14.3%

 

Other

15.4%

0.0%

0.0%

 

IHD

7.7%

0.0%

0.0%

0.452

CHF

0.0%

15.4%

0.0%

0.194

Atrial fibrillation

15.4%

15.4%

0.0%

0.542

Diabetes mellitus

15.4%

23.1%

14.3%

0.840

Hypertension

30.8%

23.1%

42.9%

0.655

APACHE II

19 (13–22)

16 (13–28)

18 (11–22)

0.858

28-day survival, %

69.2%

100.0%

100.0%

0.030

  1. APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score, CHF chronic heart failure, IHD ischemic heart disease