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Table 5 Correlations of brachial artery reactivity with severity of illness/secondary outcomes

From: Brachial artery reactivity in patients with severe sepsis: an observational study

 

HV

FMD

 

Rho

P value

Rho

P value

SOFA (mean)

0.274

0.007

-0.102

0.326

SOFA (maximum)

0.262

0.010

-0.108

0.296

Organ failure-free days, days 0 to 28

0.339

< 0.001

0.050

0.630

ICU-free days, days 0 to 28

0.299

0.003

0.063

0.546

Ventilator-free days, days 0 to 28

0.336

< 0.001

0.189

0.066

  1. HV, hyperemic velocity; FMD, flow-mediated dilation; SOFA (mean), mean sequential organ-failure assessment score (days 0 to 7 after diagnosis);
  2. SOFA (maximum), maximal sequential organ-failure assessment score (days 0 to 7 after diagnosis).
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