High mixed venous oxygen saturation levels do not exclude fluid responsiveness in critically ill septic patients

Table 1 Patients' characteristics and interventions during ICU stay and outcomes^a

Characteristics	Nonresponders (n= 31)	Responders (n= 34)	P value
Mean age, years	69 ± 14	71 ± 9	0.69
Medical/surgical	22/9	9/25	0.21
Admission SOFA score	10 ± 2	10 ± 4	0.98
Mechanical ventilation	29	31	0.54
Dobutamine/norepinephrine	18/19	16/17	0.58
Hartmann/hetastarch/albumin	19/4/8	23/6/5	0.17
Mortality	18 (58%)	18 (53%)	0.43

^aSOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment. Data are presented as mean ± SD, n, or n (%).

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