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Intravenous fluid load and recovery A double‐blind comparison in gynaecological patients who had day‐case laparoscopy
Author(s) -
COOK R.,
ANDERSON S.,
RISEBOROUGH M.,
BLOGG C. E.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1990.tb14563.x
Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopy , double blind , intravenous fluid , surgery , anesthesia , pathology , alternative medicine , placebo
Summary The effect of intra‐operative fluid and dextrose administration upon recovery was tested in a randomised, double‐blind trial. Three groups of 25 patients, each undergoing laparoscopic examination as day cases, were studied. The two groups who received fluid (20 ml/kg compound sodium lactate solution) showed significant improvement (p < 0.05) in the variables that reflected hydration. The fluid group who also received dextrose (1 g/kg) exhibited further significant improvement. Intra‐operative fluid and dextrose administration appears to confer some benefit upon recovery in patients who have minor surgery.