This is a clinical randomised double blinded multicentre trial of two different fluid treatments during colorectal surgery in an enhanced recovery programme A restricted fluid regimen aiming at zero fluid balance and less than two kilograms bodyweight change was compared with another fluid regimen where intravenous fluids were given to reach near maximal stroke volume of the heart, guided by a Doppler in the oesophagus. The primary outcome was a composite outcome of postoperative complications and death. Included was 150 patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery. No difference was found between the two groups. Both fluid therapies resulted in low complication rates. The difference in fluid volume between the groups was only 600 ml on the day of operation. The results are published, see reference section.
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Number of participants with a postoperative complication
Timeframe: 30 day follow-up