Chloride-rich isotonic crystalloid solutions have been shown to exert electrolyte imbalance and metabolic acidosis in critically ill patients. The aim of this investigation is to compare the influence of 0.9% saline and plasmalyte solution on acid-base balance and electrolytes in healthy patients undergoing major spine surgeries.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
50
In each group, patients received either 0.9% normal saline or plasmalyte solution until end of surgery.
In each group, patients received either 0.9% normal saline or plasmalyte solution until end of surgery.
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
base-excess
Time frame: Change from baseline in base-excess at postoperative 12 h
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