Table 1 Characteristics of patients.
Age | 65 ± 15 |
(mean ± SD, years) | |
Gender | 20/18 |
(male/female, number of patients) | |
SAPS II | 55 ± 15 |
(mean ± SD) | |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 16 (42%) |
(number of patients, %) | |
Atrial fibrillation | 5 (13%) |
(number of patients, %) | |
Spontaneous breathing activity | 20 (53%) |
(number of patients, %) | |
Tidal volume | 6.1 ± 1.3 |
(mean ± SD, mL/kg of predicted body weight) | |
Patients receiving norepinephrine | 17 (45%) |
(number of patients, %) | |
Body temperature | 37.8 ± 1.4 |
(mean ± SD, °C) | |
Type of shock | |
(number of patients, %) | |
Septic | 33 (87%) |
Hypovolemic | 5 (13%) |
Dose of norepinephrine | 0.4 (0.21-0.60) |
(median (interquartile range), µg/kg/min) |