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Table 3 Postoperative data

From: Post cardiac surgery vasoplegia is associated with high preoperative copeptin plasma concentration

 

PCSV patients (n= 10)

Controls (n= 54)

P value

Hemodynamic treatments

   

   Dobutamine dose over first 8 hours (μg/kg/minute)

5.8 (5.0 to 6.9)

0 (0 to 0)

0.001

   Norepinephrine dose over first 8 hours (mg/hour)

3.5 (1 to 7)

0

0.001

Fluid administration

   

   Crystalloid dose over 8 hours (ml)

0 (0 to 500)

0 (0 to 0)

0.43

   Colloid dose over 8 hours (ml)

500 (250 to 500)

500 (0 to 500)

0.50

   Transfusion (packed red cell units)

0 (0 to 2)

0 (0 to 0)

0.32

Biology

   

   Lactate H0 (mmol/l)

1.8 (1.5 to 2.1)

1.4 (1 to 2)

0.16

   Lactate H8 (mmol/l)

2.25 (1.5 to 2.6)

1.45(1.1 to 2.2)

0.06

   Osmolarity H8 (mOsmol/l)

288 (284 to 293)

288 (284 to 293)

0.89

   Platelets (109/l)

81.5 (63 to 135)

124 (103 to 146)

0.06

   Hemoglobin concentration (g/dl)

9.5 (8.8 to 10.6)

10.3 (9.5 to 11.4)

0.16

AVP and copeptin

   

   AVP H8 (pmol/l)

16.9 (12.9 to 24.5)

42.6 (23.7 to 79)

0.01

   Copeptin H8 (pmol/l)

137.5 (118 to 193)

208 (121 to 300)

0.23

  1. Data expressed as the median (25th to 75th percentiles). AVP, arginine vasopressin; H0, arrival in the ICU; H8, eighth postoperative hour; PCSV, post cardiac surgery vasodilatation.