Goal-directed fluid therapy based on noninvasive cardiac output monitor reduces postoperative complications in elderly patients after gastrointestinal surgery: a randomized controlled trial

ABSTRACT

Objective: Goal-directed fluid therapy [GDFT] was associated with improved outcomes after surgery. Noninvasive Cardiac Output Monitoring [NICOM] has proved to be a good choice for guiding GDFT. This study evaluated the effect of GDFT based on NICOM on prognosis in elderly patients undergoing resection of gastrointestinal tumor