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Table 1 Univariate regression analysis of patient and procedural data and their relationship to the median volume of fluid administered

From: Fluid prescription practices of anesthesiologists managing patients undergoing elective colonoscopy: an observational study

Variable

Lower fluid volume (<325 ml) n (%)

Higher fluid volume (>325 ml) n (%)

p-value

Total (n = 289)

166 (57)

123 (42.5)

-

Age

-

-

1.000

<50 yrs (n = 159)

91 (57)

68 (43)

 

>50 yrs (n = 130)

75 (58)

55 (42)

Gender

-

-

0.330

Male (n = 115)

70 (62)

44 (38)

 

Female (n = 174)

96 (55)

78 (45)

Hypotension

-

-

1.000

Yes (n = 17)

10 (59)

7 (41)

 

No (n = 272)

156 (57)

116 (43)

Cannula size

-

-

0.0001*

≤22 g (n = 181)

120 (66)

61 (34)

 

≥20 g (n = 108)

47 (44)

61 (56)

Duration

-

-

1.000

<25mins (n = 105)

61 (58)

44 (42)

 

>25mins (n = 61)

35 (57)

26 (43)