Parameter | Before treatment (mean; SD) | End of treatment (mean; SD) | P values |
Sodium (mEq/mL) | 132.5 (8.6) | 140.2 (9.2) | 0.008* |
Potassium (mEq/mL) | 4.1 (0.7) | 4.2 (0.6) | 0.839 |
Chloride (mEq/mL) | 98.1 (9.0) | 104.1 (10.6) | 0.067 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.32 (1.44) | 1.45 (1.60) | 0.328 |
Urea (mg/dL) | 97.7 (49.5) | 111.2 (64.3) | 0.448 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 2.4 (0.7) | 2.6 (0.7) | 0.593 |
AST (U/L) | 69.4 (104.9) | 94.2 (231.2) | 0.665 |
ALT (U/L) | 55.2 (78.8) | 78.3 (222.1) | 0.656 |
Calcium (mg/dL) | 7.8 (0.6) | 8.5 (1.0) | 0.054 |
Magnesium (mg/dL) | 2.0 (0.4) | 2.3 (0.7) | 0.123 |
Phosphate (mg/dL) | 3.1 (1.3) | 3.5 (1.2) | 0.448 |
pH | 7.38 (0.09) | 7.38 (0.10) | 0.845 |
Bicarbonate (mmol/L) | 27.1 (7.3) | 25.0 (7.7) | 0.342 |
Haematocrit (%) | 28.6 (6.6) | 30.3 (9.1) | 0.471 |
Central venous pressure (mmHg) | 10.2 (1.7) | 10.6 (1.9) | 0.410 |
24 hours diuresis (mL); mean (IC95%) | 1866 (1440 to 2292) | 3216 (2319 to 4133) | 0.003* |
24 hours fluid balance (mL); mean (IC95%) | −516 (−1275 to+243) | −1906 (−2499 to −1317) | 0.003* |
AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase.